Which of the following is most likely to fossilize?

A. a crayfish that died in its muddy burrow by
a creek
B. a jellyfish that died and sunk to the bottom
of the ocean
C. a lizard that died in the leaf litter on the
forest floor
D. a leaf that fell from a tree and landed on
the surface of a pond
E. a snail that died on a rock


A

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