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SCIENCE FOSSILS DERP

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FOSSILS sils fossils are the remains an imprint or a trace of life from an earlier time. there are five types of fossils
EMBRYOLOGY
HOMOLOGOUS STRUCTURES homologous structures are body parts with deffering functions but surprisingly similar structures these similar structures indicate a similar origin the difference in function is wha makes their similarity so surprising.
vestigial structures body parts that have little or no function and are usually greatly reduced in size. these vestigial structures show a relationship to creatures that had functioning versions of these functions
DNA scientists compare dna from living creatures to find similarities similarities in dna show evolutionary relationships.
mineralized fossils. a piece of wood or bone replaced by minerals
imprint fossils an imprint of a leaf feather or organsm in rock
cast fossils a cast made of minerals that filled in hollows of an animal
frozen fossils an organism frozen in ice
fossils in amber an insect or othe organism trapped in plant resin
Created by: FRANK WEST
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