What factors are the most critical in determining whether a fossil is preserved?
A. The temperature of the granite and how fast it cooled.
B. Whether the creature was a predator or was prey.
C. The color of the original organism compared to the color of the sediments in which it is found.
D. The age of the fossil and the age of sediments in which it is preserved.
E. Whether the creature had hard parts and how fast it was buried.
Answer: E
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