Types of Fossils
The preserved remains of a living organism such as a plant, animal, or insect.
What is a fossil
Eats only animals.
What is a carnivore?
A scientist that studies fossils.
What is a paleontologist?
Studied to figure out what organisms ate by the shape of these.
What are teeth?
Large body parts of an organism large body parts are completely or partially replaced by minerals.
What are true form fossils?
Any fossil that tells us about the activity of ancient creatures.
What is a trace fossil?
What is a herbivore?
When an insect gets stuck in sap and the sap hardens
What is amber?
The bones of an organisms head.
What is a skull?
When an organisms bones turn to stone.
What is petrification?
The remains of of plants or animals. Examples are seeds and bones.
What is a body fossil?
Eats both plants and animals.
What is aan omnivore?
A living thing.
What is an organism?
By comparing fossils, we can determine that some living things have not done this in millions of years.
What is changed?
What is protect?
What is a mold fossil?
An organism that hunts other organisms for food.
What is a predator?
Describes a group of living things that is no longer living.
What is extinct?
Clues to tell paleontologists what an organism might be.
What is a characteristic?
What is left of the body after and animal or plant dies.
What are remains?
When the mold left behind gets filled in with minerals and sediment. It is a replica of the original organism and provides an impression of the original structure.
What is a cast fossil?
The organism that is hunted.
What is prey?
Animals or plants that are still around today and can be found in fossils.
What is still exists?
By looking at a fossil jawbone you may learn....
How animals ate, age, and if they are male or female.
Coal, gas, and oils. Formed from the organic remains of ancient creatures.
What are fossil fuels?