types of fossils
studies
ages
300

What is a fossil

The remains of a creature.

300

The study of fossils

Paleontology

300

Youngest bones or organic matter can be and still be a fossil.

10,000 years old

600

What is an invertebrate fossil.

A fossil without a back bone.

600

Study of mini fossils

Microfossils

600

Oldest fossil from earth

Sponges

900

What is a trace fossil

Evidence of past organisms

900
Study of fossils you can see without a microscope

Macrofossils

900

Oldest thing on earth

Presolar stardust

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