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What are fossils? Why is petroleum called fossil fuel?

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Remnants of an organism that existed in a past geological age are called as fossils.
Petroleum is a hydrocarbon deposit, such as coal, or natural gas, derived from the accumulated remains of ancient plants and animals and used as fuel.

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