Fossil Types and Preservation Methods

The video introduces different types of fossils, which are remains of once-living organisms. It covers five types: mineralization, where minerals replace original material; carbonization, leaving a carbon outline; molds and casts, creating impressions; trace fossils, showing behavior like footprints; and preservation of original material, such as in ice or amber. Each type provides unique insights into ancient life.

What are fossils?

• Remains of once living organisms

• Rocks formed from lava

• Minerals found in caves

• Impressions made by plants

What is an example of mineralization?

• A dinosaur bone

• A frozen mammoth

• Petrified wood

• A carbon outline

How does carbonization occur?

• An organism is covered in amber

• An organism is buried under sand

• An organism is frozen in ice

• An organism is compressed over time

What is a mold in fossil terms?

• A copy of the original organism

• An impression made by an organism

• A carbon outline

• A mineralized bone

What is a cast in fossil terms?

• A copy of an impression

• A frozen organism

• A carbon outline

• A mineralized bone

What are trace fossils?

• Frozen organisms

• Fossils of footprints or tracks

• Mineralized bones

• Carbon outlines

How can an organism be preserved for thousands of years?

• By being frozen in ice

• By being mineralized

• By being compressed over time

• By being buried under sand

What is an example of an organism preserved in amber?

• An insect

• A petrified tree

• A carbon outline

• A dinosaur bone