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Fossils

Fossils

What are fossils?

What are fossils?

The remains of once living things that died long ago

The remains of once living things that died long ago

What scientists study fossils?

What scientists study fossils?

Paleontologist

Paleontologist

What can we learn from studying fossils?

What can we learn from studying fossils?

We can learn about the kinds of plants and animals that used to live

We can learn about the kinds of plants and animals that used to live on Earth…as well as what kinds of things animals ate.

What are the 3 types of fossils?

What are the 3 types of fossils?

• Mold • Cast • Plant

• Mold • Cast • Plant

Which fossil is the shape of a once-living thing left in a sediment when

Which fossil is the shape of a once-living thing left in a sediment when rock formed?

MOLD

MOLD

Which fossil forms when mud or minerals later fill a mold. This has the

Which fossil forms when mud or minerals later fill a mold. This has the actual shape of the living thingwithout being a real piece of the living thing.

CAST

CAST

If a fossilized tooth of a dinosaur is sharp, what do scientists predict it

If a fossilized tooth of a dinosaur is sharp, what do scientists predict it ate? Plants or Meat? ? ?

Meat

Meat

Why are plant fossils not as common as animal ones?

Why are plant fossils not as common as animal ones?

Because plants are a lot more fragile and don’t usually survive the process of

Because plants are a lot more fragile and don’t usually survive the process of becoming a fossil

Why are more fossils found in sedimentary rocks than in others?

Why are more fossils found in sedimentary rocks than in others?

Because the sediment covers the fossil over time. Heat and pressure from metamorphic and

Because the sediment covers the fossil over time. Heat and pressure from metamorphic and igneous rock often destroy animal or plant remains

Are the fossils found on the very bottom of a layer of rock older

Are the fossils found on the very bottom of a layer of rock older or newer than other layers?

OLDER. They started out a long time ago and were covered by newer ones

OLDER. They started out a long time ago and were covered by newer ones on top

How are footprint fossils different than bone fossils?

How are footprint fossils different than bone fossils?

Footprint fossils are cast fossils. They are the shape or imprint of an animal

Footprint fossils are cast fossils. They are the shape or imprint of an animal or plant.

Bone fossils are mold fossils. They are an actual piece of the living thing.

Bone fossils are mold fossils. They are an actual piece of the living thing.

Which of these is not a fossil? Why? A. a cast of a seashell

Which of these is not a fossil? Why? A. a cast of a seashell B. A footprint of a dinosaur C. A chunk of petrified wood D. a bone of an elephant

An elephant bone…because elephants are not extinct.

An elephant bone…because elephants are not extinct.

What might scientists learn from a fern fossil? A: what color the fern was

What might scientists learn from a fern fossil? A: what color the fern was B: which animals ate the fern C: How ferns have changed D: which other plants lived at the same time

How ferns have changed

How ferns have changed

What can you infer about a place that has fish fossils?

What can you infer about a place that has fish fossils?

That place was once under water (sea).

That place was once under water (sea).

What can a footprint tell you about the animal that made it?

What can a footprint tell you about the animal that made it?

The animal’s size

The animal’s size

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