这句话怎么翻译呢？语法在吗分析呢？

Question

这句话怎么翻译呢？语法在吗分析呢？ By the end of 18th century, it was generally accepted that fossils were the remains of ince living organisms that had been petrified as the sediment around them hardened into rock.

Answer 1

在第十八世纪末，人们普遍认为化石是生物体的残留物，是随着它们周围沉积物的硬化而被石化本回答被网友采纳

Answer 2

这样的追答

在第十八世纪末，人们普遍认为，化石是生物体，因斯被石化作为他们周围的沉积物硬化成岩石遗迹。