sˈɪns ɪɾ ɪz dˈɪfɪkəlt tʊ ɐkˈaʊnt fɔːɹ sˈʌtʃ ɐ dˌɪstɹɪbjˈuːʃən ʌv ˈɛlɪmənts baɪ pˈoʊstmˈɔːɹɾəm dˌaɪədʒɪnˈɛɾɪk pɹˈɑːsɛsᵻz, ɪt wʊd ɐpˈɪɹ ðætðɪ ˈɛlɪmənts ænd ðˈʌs ðə sˈɛdɪmənt wɜːɹ ɪŋkˈoːɹpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd ˌɪntʊ ðɪ ˈɔːɹɡənˌɪzəm wˌaɪlst ɪt wʌz ɐlˈaɪv.
Since it is difficult to account for such a distribution of elements by post-mortem diagenetic processes, it would appear that the elements (and thus the sediment) were incorporated into the organism whilst it was alive.