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Stratification vs Fossilization - What's the difference?

stratification | fossilization |

As nouns the difference between stratification and fossilization

is that stratification is the process leading to the formation or deposition of layers, especially of sedimentary rocks while fossilization is the process of converting, or of being converted, into a fossil.

stratification

English

Noun

(wikipedia stratification) (en noun)
  • the process leading to the formation or deposition of layers, especially of sedimentary rocks
  • (music) a layering of musical texture
  • (ecology) the vertical layering of vegetation in a forest

    • Derived terms

    *economic stratification *lake stratification *social stratification *substratification

    fossilization

    English

    Alternative forms

    * fossilisation

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The process of converting, or of being converted, into a fossil.
  • (figuratively) The process of becoming fixed, unchanging, and out of date.