Which of the Following Circumstances Is Most Likely to Preserve

Multiple Choice

Which of the following circumstances is most likely to preserve a fossil?

A) Leaves from an ancient oak tree fall to the ground in a forest.
B) A mammoth dies of starvation in the middle of a vast dry plain.
C) An oyster bed is buried by a submarine landslide.
D) Bacteria living in the ocean die near the shoreline and sink to the bottom.