Fossils
Description of fossils and type of fossils.
- Created by: Jelena
- Created on: 14-05-13 15:34
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- Fossils
- Remains of an animal or plant
- Study of fossils = paleontology
- They form when there are....
- Hard parts
- Rapid burial
- Escape from physical, chemical, biological destruction after burial
- Types of Fossils
- Mold Fossils
- Hollow impression of a living thing in rock after it decomposes
- Cast Fossils
- Solid mineral deposit that filled a mold, leaving a copy of the living thing
- Imprint Fossils
- An impression in rock made by a living thing during its life activities (ex. footprint)
- Petrified Fossils
- Plant or animals tissue replaced by minerals
- Whole Animal
- An entire plant or animal encased and preserved in ice, sap, or another material
- Mold Fossils
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