What is a paleontologist?
An organism that no longer exists.
A fact or information indicating whether something is true.
Someone who uses fossil record to study earth's history
A living thing.
Digging is __________________ with a tool or machine, or with hands, paws, snout, or other parts.
moving tectonic plates
breaking up and moving earth
pouring water on earth
Evidence is...
a fact or information indicating whether something is true.
a living thing.
an organism that no longer exists.
someone who uses fossil record to study earth's history
A mold fossil is...
when an organism dies and its body leaves an imprint
when the imprint of an animal's body is filled with sediment
a fossil of an animal's entire body
imprints made on the ground such as footprints and burrows
A cast fossil is...
imprints made on the ground such as footprints and burrows
when the imprint of an animal's body is filled with sediment
when an organism dies and its body leaves an imprint
a fossil of an animal's entire body
A trace fossil is...
a fossil of an animal's entire body
when an organism dies and its body leaves an imprint
imprints made on the ground such as footprints and burrows
when the imprint of an animal's body is filled with sediment
Footprints are example of trace fossils.
TRUE
FALSE
Cast fossils form when minerals enter the mold and harden over a night.
FALSE
TRUE
Most dinosaur fossils you see in a museums are not real.
TRUE
FALSE
