Fossils

What scientists study fossils?

What type of fossils create an impression in the rock after it dies?

______________ happens when an animal slowly dies and breaks down until it no longer exists

______________ are bones and other materials that turn to stone over time.

Living things, such as plants and animals, are called __________________

What type of fossils leave a print of the plant or animal?

___________ fossils leave the real plant or animal inside the rock, amber, or mineral.

What type of fossils form when a mineral collects inside of a mold fossil, leaving a 3D fossil behind?

When a plant or an animal is ______________, it does not exist on the earth anymore.

Are most dinosaur skeletons trace, mold, or cast fossils?

When paleontologists _____________ a fossil, they are keeping it safe form ever being destroyed