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Fossil Vocab Quiz
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Fossil | Preserved remains or traces of ancient plant and animal life. |
| Trace Fossils | Impression or other preserved signs of activity such as feeding, scratching, burrowing, walking, or resting. |
| Body Fossils | Preserved remains of the plant or animal itself, preserved parts such as bones, teeth or pieces of the animal/plant. |
| Mold Fossils | Hollow space left in a rock by animal activity such as burrowing, walking, or resting |
| Cast Fossils | When a mold fills in with minerals of sediment and hardens |
| Permineralization | Groundwater fills pore spaces in animal or plant remains. Most Dinosaur Fossils are like this. |
| Strata | Layers of sedimentary rock that compile and compress over time. |
| Transitional Fossil | A fossil that provides evidence for animals living in transitional periods from water to land. |
| Evolution | Evidence that organisms have changed over long periods of time. |
| Paleontologist | A scientist that studies fossil records better to understand better life on Earth. |