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Intro to Fossils

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  • Q1
    Any remains or trace of a formerly living organism preserved by a natural process.
    Fossil
    30s
  • Q2
    A scientist who studies fossils to learn about organisms that lived long ago
    Paleontologist
    30s
  • Q3
    The process by which organic material is turned into stone.
    Petrification
    30s
  • Q4
    A type of fossil formed when a shell or other hard part of an organism dissolves, leaving an empty space in the shape of the part.
    Mold
    30s
  • Q5
    A fossil that is formed when an animal, plant, or other organism dies, its flesh decays and bones deteriorate; minerals gradually enter into the cavity.
    Cast
    30s
  • Q6
    When an organism soft body parts are preserved in tar, amber, or ice.
    Preserved fossils
    30s
  • Q7
    Any indirect evidence of life preserved as an impression in rock; trails, footprints, tracks, burrows, and bite marks.
    Trace fossil
    30s
  • Q8
    A term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals.
    Extinction
    30s
  • Q9
    Small animals, mostly insects, get stuck in tree resin. Resin is a sticky substance the comes from a tree. The resin hardens and becomes a fossil.
    Amber
    30s
  • Q10
    The soft parts of a once living thing is replaced by minerals.
    Petrified fossil
    30s
  • Q11
    -They lived together if found in the same rock
    What does it mean if Paleontologist find fossils in the same place?
    30s
  • Q12
    It tells how old the fossil is
    What does the layers of rock (sediment) in the earth tell Paleontologists?
    30s
  • Q13
    Sedimentary rock
    Where are fossils usually found?
    30s
  • Q14
    petrified fossils, molds, casts, carbon films, trace fossils, and preserved organisms
    What are the different kinds of fossils?
    30s
  • Q15
    Rock is broken down
    Weathering
    30s

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