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Any fossil which has turned to stone is called:

A. Petrified
B. Trace
C. Carbonized

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A. Petrified
Petrified wood (from the Greek root petro meaning "rock" or "stone"; literally "wood turned into stone") is the name given to a special type of fossilized remains of terrestrial vegetation. ... A forest where such material has petrified becomes known as a petrified forest.
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