Types of Fossils
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- Q1is a type of fossil found in any rock when organic material is compressedCarbon Film30s
- Q2Tree sap hardens and becomes a fossil with an insect trapped in it.Amber30s
- Q3Plant Imprints or animal footprints harden and become fossilsTrace Fossils30s
- Q4The soft parts of a once living thing is replaced by mineralsPetrified Wood30s
- Q5organism that appears to be similar to a species otherwise known only from fossils, typically with no close living relatives.living fossils30s
- Q6the remains of a once living thing that died long agoFossils30s
- Q7Takes the same shape of the plant or animal. The space is sometimes filled with mud. The mud hardens and turns into rock. Cast are often made from a moldCast30s
- Q8Looks like the shape of the living thing carved into a rock. The inside of the sedimentary rock is a hollow space that takes the shape of the once living thingMold30s