How they form
What is it called when something becomes a fossil?
What is fossilization
What is a fossil?
What is preserved remains, or traces of remains of ancient animals or plants
Who finds fossils?
What is a Paleontologist
What is the most common fossil to find?
What is small, hard shelled marine invertebrates
What is Sedimentary Rock?
What is rocks that are made of sediment
When fossils form is their burial under sediment rapid or slow?
What is rapid?
What do most people think about what fossils are?
What is bones; usually a dinosaur's
Where are fossils mainly found?
What is in sedimentary rock
What is the most recent fossil found?
How is Sedimentary Rock formed?
What is formed when sediment accumulates and lithifies usually in layers
What is another name for fossilization?
What is petrification or permineralization
How recent can fossils be formed from?
What is 10,000 years ago
How are fossils found?
What is a careful observation and knowledge of where to look
What was the first fossil found, who found it, and when was it found?
What is a dinosaur fossil which was found in 1676 by Robert Plot
How many types of sedimentary rock are there?
What is three main types
What is the first step in a fossils process to officially become a fossil?
What is where an organism or its traces are buried.
How many types of fossils are there?
What is 5 main types
How do you effectively find fossils?
What is focusing on searching areas with exposed sedimentary rock
What is at least one of the rarest fossils ever found?
What is Spinosaurus, Bicellium brasieri, Deinyonychus "Hector", or tardigrades preserved in amber
Where is Sedimentary Rock? (only one place needed to be correct)
What is river valleys, cliffs, and hillsides
What conditions are needed for fossilization to occur?
What is organisms with hard parts, like bones and shells are more likely to fossilize than those with soft tissue
What are the main types of fossils?
What is body fossils, carbon fossils, molecular fossils, and pseudo fossils
What are most fossils from?
What is marine animals such as shellfish and sharks
What is the most expensive fossil ever found?
What is a Stegosaurus skeleton named Apex sold for $44.6 million at an auction July 2024
Is clay apart of sedimentary rock?
What is yes