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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A fossil that is used to establish the age of a rock layer because the fossil is distinct, abundant, and widespread and the species existed for only a short span of geologic time. | Index fossil |
| A type of fossil that forms when sediments fill in the cavity left by a decomposed organism. | Cast |
| In biology, a fungus that looks like wool or cotton. | Mold |
| A fossilized structure, such as a footprint or a coprolite, that formed in sedimentary rock by animal activity on or within soft sediment. | Trace Fossil |
| The trace of remains of an organism that lived long ago, most commonly perserved in sedimentary rock. | Fossil |