Types
This fossil looks 3D and almost looking real.
Cast Fossil
What is a Paleontologist?
Someone, a scientist who studies fossils.
Name what fossils can tell us. Example: small bumps on arm bones
What an organism may have looked like. Example: Feathers
What is a Mold Fossil?
A fossil that is hollow with empty space.
Any living thing
Organism
Fossils can tell us ____________ based on the organism's teeth.
what it ate
True Form Fossil
Petrified
The process of an organism becoming a fossil.
Footprint fossils tell us what?
How the organism may have moved and behaved.
A fossil that shows movement and behavior. Example: Footprints
The process of digging for fossils.
Excavation
How long might it take for a fossil to form?
Thousands of years.
BONUS: What is Amber?
Hardened tree sap/resin that may have an insect inside.
Plants, Animals, and Insects
What is a fossil and where are they found?
Preserved remains of an organism from long ago usually found in rocks.