Fossils

What are the remains or evidence of an organism that has been preserved called?

• amber

• fossil

• organism

• sediment

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Which of the following is an example of a fossil found in sedimentary rock?

• a beetle in amber

• a whoolly mammoth foot

• a T-Rex footprint

• a deer leg bone

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What does a paleontologist study?

• elephants

• airplanes

• past life

• computers

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Fossils are most often preserved in what?

• ice

• amber

• asphalt

• rock

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Which of the following is a trace fossil?

• parallel tracks of footprints

• a shell of a clam in rock

• a leg bone of a raccoon in rock

• an opening in rock where a fern was buried

True of False?

The fossil record is complete because paleontologists have found every fossil from the last 50 million years.

• True

• False

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What animal that lives today is a relative of the dinosaurs, like Sue?

• humans

• birds

• beetles

• koala bears

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True or False?

If Sue, the T-Rex, were alive today she would be able to see into our classroom window.

• True

• False

Why is the fossil record incomplete?

• Most organisms never became fossils.

• Scientists don't like to work on it.

• There isn't enough amber.

• Scientist don't look for fossils anymore.

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What is petrifaction?

• the process of finding a fossil

• the process of an organism's tissue being replaced by minerals

• the process of making a mold

• the process of cleaning the dirt off a dinosaur bone