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Ch.3, Sec.1 Fossils
Types of fossils, how they are made, and how they are dated
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| paleontology | study of fossils |
| fossils | remains of prehistoric organisms |
| mold | forms when an organism decays and leaves a cavity or imprint in rock |
| cast | forms when a mold fills in with material hardening into the organism's shape |
| permineralized | forms when minerals soak into an organism's remains changing into rock |
| preserved | whole or partial remains of organisms are trapped in rock, ice, amber, or tar |
| carbon film | forms when organisms or their parts are greatly pressed witin layers leaving a carbon print in rock |
| trace | forms when a footprint, trail, markings, or burrows left behind harden to stone |
| index | the fossil of a species that lasted for a short time on Earth over a large geographical area |