Fossils

The remains of living things that lived long time ago is

• decay

• preserve

• fossil

If a scientist found a fish fossil in the desert, what can they infer?

• The water covered the area long ago

• Today's fish looks the same

• An animal ate the fish.

What needs to happen FIRST for a fossil to form?

• A plant or animal must be covered by mud and sand

• A plant or animal must die

• Soft parts decay

How do scientists learn about dinosaurs?

• by looking at pictures

• by watching movies

• by studying fossils

The fossil shown in the picture is for a ________

• dinosaur

• human

• plant

trace fossils are

• traces of rocks

• footprint

this type of fossil is -----

• trace fossil

• cast fossil

• preserved body parts

This type of fossils is -------

• trace fossils

• mold fossils

• cast fossils

this type of fossils is -------

• cast fossils

• mold fossils

• trace fossils

What are MOST fossils made of?

• skin

• bone

• plants