>>513792783
>low oxygen environments
backwards
you need HIGH oxygen to make fossils

volcanic ash contains a significant amount of oxygen, but it is not in a form that is breathable or usable for respiration.
The oxygen is chemically bonded with silicon, to form silicate. the silicate in volcanic ash mummifies the remains, slowing decomp, but it does not prevent it.

>>23159304
>low oxygen environments
backwards
you need HIGH oxygen to make fossils

volcanic ash contains a significant amount of oxygen, but it is not in a form that is breathable or usable for respiration.
The oxygen is chemically bonded with silicon, to form silicate. the silicate in volcanic ash mummifies the remains, slowing decomp, but it does not prevent it.

>>509647926
Nasa snek hsss hsss