Do bones, teeth break down after a long period of time ?

I thought they did not..any expert about that ? Thank you for your responses and enlightening me.

Do bones, teeth break down after a long period of time ?
Hi Toto thanks for the email. I did a bit of looking around, and the answer to your question is that it depends whether it has been fossilized or not.





If the skeleton becomes fossilized, it is protected from further breakdown and decay. If it doesn't (e.g. the skeleton was in a location of high soil acidity, or a place of high bacteria) then the bone will eventually rot away. Hence why dinosaur hunters look for 'fossils' and not skeletons.





Hope this helps.


James
Reply:Well you are right.


Teeth and bones do not break down on their own even after several years after the person has died.



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