Fossils and Geologic Time

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La Brea tar pits preserved remains of saber-toothed cats and wooly mammoths

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True

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Fossil formation

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Preservation of remains in sedimentary rock over time

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Fossil formed in ice

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Ice fossil

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Fossils are found in sedimentary rocks?

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True

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Process of minerals replacing organic material

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Mineralization

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Fossil in amber

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Amber fossil

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Study of fossils

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Paleontology

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Fossils teach us about Earth's history

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True

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Scientist who studies fossils

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Paleontologist

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Trace fossil

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Evidence of ancient organism's activities