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Ch 10 Lesson 1
Definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| carbon film | fossilized carbon outline that forms when pressure drives off the gases and liquids from a buried organism |
| cast | fossil copy of an organism |
| catastrophism | idea that conditions and creatures on Earth change in quick, violent events |
| fossil | preserved remains or evidence of ancient living organisms |
| mold | impression in a rock left by an ancient organism |
| paleontologist | scientist who studies fossils |
| petrified | turned into stone by the replacement of tissue with minerals |
| trace fossil | preserved evidence of the activity of an ancient organism |
| uniform | always the same form, manner, or degree |
| uniformitarianism | states that geologic processes that occur today are similar to those that occurred in the past |