Fossilization

What is the first step in the fossilization process?

• The skeleton is buried by sediment over time

• A paleontologist finds the fossil

• The skeleton dissolves and a mold is formed

• An animal dies

What is the second step in the fossilization process?

• Minerals enter the mold and fill the cavities, which forms a cast

• Soft parts of the animal rot away, leaving only the skeleton

• A paleontologist finds the fossil

• The skeleton is buried by sediment over time

What is the third step in the fossilization process?

• The fossil is exposed by wind and rain

• The skeleton is buried by sediment over time

• Soft parts of the animal rot away, leaving only the skeleton

• Minerals enter the mold and fill the cavities, which forms a cast

What is the fourth step in the fossilization process?

• The sediment surrounding the skeleton thickens and begins to turn to stone

• The skeleton dissolves and a mold is formed

• A paleontologist finds the fossil

• The skeleton is buried by sediment over time

What is the fifth step in the fossilization process?

• Soft parts of the animal rot away, leaving only the skeleton

• The skeleton dissolves and a mold is formed

• The skeleton is buried by sediment over time

• The sediment surrounding the skeleton thickens and begins to turn to stone

What is the sixth step in the fossilization process?

• The sediment surrounding the skeleton thickens and begins to turn to stone

• A paleontologist finds the fossil

• The fossil is exposed on the Earth's surface because of wind and rain

• Minerals enter the mold and fill the cavities, which forms a cast

What is the seventh step in the fossilization process?

• The sediment surrounding the skeleton thickens and begins to turn to stone

• Minerals enter the mold and fill the cavities, which forms a cast

• The fossil is exposed on the Earth's surface because of wind and rain

• A paleontologist finds the fossil

What is the eighth step in the fossilization process?

• An animal dies

• The sediment surrounding the skeleton thickens and begins to turn to stone

• The fossil is exposed on the Earth's surface because of wind and rain

• A paleontologist finds the fossil

Who was a famous English fossil hunter?

Who studies fossils?

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