The Fossil Record

_______ are the preserved remains or traces of living things.

• bones
• fossils
• artifacts
• organic matter

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In what type of rock would you typically find fossils?

• igneous
• metamorphic
• sedimentary
• rocky

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A dinosaur track, a trail, and burrow are all examples of

• casts

• molds

• trace fossils

• preserved remains

All the information that paleontologists have gathered about past life is called the _____

• geologic time
• geologic eras
• fossil eras
• fossil record

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

This is an example of a

• cast fossil
• mold fossil
• trace fossil
• carbon film

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