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Fossils 3-1
Term | Definition |
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fossil | preserved remains or traces of living things |
sedimentary rock | a type of rock made from hardened sediment |
mold | a hollow area in sediment in the shape of an organism |
cast | a solid copy in the shape of an organism (made from sediment filling in a mold) |
petrified fossil | a fossil made when minerals replace all or part of an organism |
carbon film | an extremely thin layer of carbon on rock |
trace fossil | a fossil that provides evidence of the activities of ancient organisms (footprints, burrows, trails, etc,) |
paleontologist | a scientist who studies fossils |
scientific theory | a well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observations |
evolution | the gradual change in living things over long periods of time |
extinct | no longer exists on Earth |