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.
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.