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Science Ch. 8 Fossil

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The remains or trace of past life Fossil
The hallow space that is left when sedimentary hardens Mold
A fossil formed when dissolved minerals fill a mold Cast
A fossil of a organ that lived in many places around the world for a short period of time Index Fossil
Most fossils are found in which kind of rock? Sedimentary
When a organism leaves a footprint in the mud and hardens into a stone, What kind of fossil is this? Trace
In sedimentary rock, which rock layer is the oldest? The bottom
A __________ ___________ lived in many places for a shot amount of time Index Fossil
Which fossil method can preserve a whole animal? Amber trapping
A giant super continet was also know as Pangea
A fossil of a fish is found in the dessert, That means? The dessert once was a ocean.
Some one who studies fossils Paleontology
True or False, some kinds of living thinks changed over millions of years True
What part of a shark is most likely to become a fossil? It's teeth
What did the ancestors of elephants and mammoths have in common They had no tusk or trunk
A paleontologist finds a fossil of a unknown insect. How can he classify the fossil? He will compare it from a bug today to it's fossil and study it's changes.
Why are studying old fossils important? They can tell what was back in the ancient times of Pangea and what kind of creatures where back then.
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