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What are some of the tools used in uncovering fossils?
Chisel, geological hammer, brushes, mallet , etc
What type of fossil is seen in the picture? Carbon fossil OR trace fossil
Carbon fossil
What can fossils tell us?
Tell us about the past and how animals loved and what they looked like and how they acted
What is this fossil preserved in?
Amber
What type of fossil is seen in the image? Trace fossil OR body fossil
Body fossil
What type of fossil is seen in the image? Mold fossil OR cast fossil
Mold fossil
What type of fossil is seen in the image? Cast fossil OR mold fossil
Cast fossil
What type of fossil is in the image? Body fossil OR trace fossil
Trace fossil
What do paleontologists do with the information they gather? Put it into a geologic timeline OR put it into a special program
Geologic timeline
What is special about the amber fossil?
Preserves the animal completely and can extract DNA from it
Name a type of fossil other than body and trace fossils.
Petrified, carbon, preserved remains, molds and casts
Some organisms can be preserved very well. What can these fossils be found in?
Amber, tar, ice
What is a trace fossil?
These fossils show the activities of an animal
What is a carbon fossil? When the fossil makes carbon OR when only carbon is left behind from the animal or plant
When carbon is left behind
What does the word "petrified" mean?
Turn to stone
What can fossils be found in?
Sedimentary rock, amber, tar, desert, caves
What 2 broad categories of fossils are there?
Body fossils and trace fossils
What is the study of fossils called? Pathology OR paleontology
Paleontology
Fossils can be plants or animals. True or false
True
What is a fossil?
Oldest living things buried in rock and underground telling us how living things have changed over time
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