What Can You Tell Me About These Animals?
You find a full set of dinosaur bones with a bunch of other dinosaur bones of the same type. What can you tell me about these dinosaurs?
They traveled/lived together.
The foot print has two large toes. Is the animal that left this print a bear, a deer, or a squirrel?
A deer
Fossil
The remains of plant or animals from long ago that became preserved.
An egg
Trace Fossil
You find a set of bones in a cave. The animal looks like it had sharp teeth, and there are a bunch of smaller bones that are not a part of the bigger animal. What can you tell me about this animal?
This animal ate meat.
The foot print is small and has little toes. Is the animal that left this print a bear, a deer, or a squirrel?
Squirrel
Trackway
A type of fossil that shows an animal's footprint.
A bone
Body fossil
You find animal bones next to a nest. Some of the bones are long and appear to be hollow. What can you tell me about this animal?
This animal is a bird and the nest may be where it cared for it's young.
The foot print is large and has claw marks by the toes. Is the animal that left this print a bear, a deer, or a squirrel?
Bear
Body fossil
The actual remains of a plant or animal.
A insect trapped in sap
Amber fossil
It was once covered in water.
Amber fossil
Fossils of insects or leaves that became trapped in sap.
A footprint
Trace fossil