Types of Fossils

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Trace Fossil

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Evidence of the activities of an organism, such as walking

Ex- Footprints

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Cast

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When minerals (sediment) or mud fill a mold and creating the same shape as the once living organism

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Petrified Fossil

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Turns into stone or a stony substance

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Extinct

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No longer exists

ex.- Dinosaurs are extinct.

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Mold

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An IMPRINT or INDENTION made by a dead plant or animal

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Paleontologist

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A scientist who studies fossils

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Sedimentary

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The type of rock made from material that sinks to the bottom of a liquid such as a lake, pond, ocean, etc.

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Amber or Fossil Resin

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Fossilized tree sap

Ex.- Jurassic Park Movie- Mosquitos

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Body Fossil

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A fossil of a body or body part of animals or plants

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Fossils

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Remains of animals, plants and other living organisms of long ago