( in ( ( ( ( the ( ( lithosphere ( as soil ) ) ( organic matter ) ) ) , ) ( ( ( as ( fossil ( fuel deposits ) ) ) ( , ( and ( as ( sedimentary rock ) ) ) ) ) deposits ) ) ; ) )
(ROOT (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT the) (ADJP (JJ lithosphere) (PP (IN as) (NP (NN soil)))) (JJ organic) (NN matter)) (, ,) (NP (UCP (PP (IN as) (NP (JJ fossil) (NN fuel) (NNS deposits))) (, ,) (CC and) (RB as) (ADJP (JJ sedimentary) (NN rock))) (NNS deposits)) (: ;))))
in the lithosphere as soil organic matter, as fossil fuel deposits, and as sedimentary rock deposits;
(ROOT (S (NP (JJS Most) (NNS fossils)) (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBN found) (PP (IN in) (NP (JJ sedimentary) (NNS rocks))) (SBAR (IN because) (S (NP (NNS organisms)) (VP (MD can) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBN preserved) (PP (IN in) (NP (JJ sedimentary) (NN rock)))))))))) (. .)))