Fossil Vocab 2023

Remains of ancient life that have been turned into stone.

• Rocks

• Fossils

• Fossilization

• Metamorphic

The process by which the remains of ancient living things are turned into rock.

• Mineralization

• Replacement

• Igneous

• Fossilization

The most common types of fossils found around the world formed from dead animals and plants.

• Trace Fossils

• Cast Fossils

• Mold Fossils

• Body Fossils

Fossil formed when a mold is filled in with sediments.

• Cast Fossil

• Body Fossil

• Mold Fossil

• Rock

Nest, eggs, tracks, coprolites that have been fossilized.

• Trace Fossil

• Body Fossil

• Mold Fossil

• Sedimentary Rock

A fossilized, hollow impression of a plant or animal.

• Mold Fossil

• Cast Fossil

• Body Fossil

• Paleontologist

A Scientist who specializes in fossils, or the study of life forms that existed in previous geologic periods.

• Metamorphic

• Paleontologist

• Architect

• Zoologist

The actual age of a layer of rocks or fossils. Absolute age can be determined by using radiometric dating.

• Absolute Age

• Relative Age

• Radiometric Dating

• Replacement

The age of a rock layer or fossils compared to other layers

• Absolute Age

• Relative Age

• Radiometric Dating

• Carbon Dating

What type of rock is most likely to contain fossils?

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Mold Fossil