Untitled Flashcards

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Any part or trace of a living organism that is naturally preserved after it dies is called what?

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Fossil

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Fossils that we see today are clear evidence of a what?

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Worldwide Flood

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Fossils can be found preserved in sedimentary rock, ice, permafrost, ____,or___

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amber, tar

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permanently frozen soil is called

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permafrost

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a copy of the shape of the organism formed by fine sediment that has been pressed into a mole

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cast

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a fossil that is not an actual part of an organism but of something that was left behind, such as a footprint or droppings

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trace fossil

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a fossil formed when part of a plant or animal decayed underneath the wight of sediment and left an image of itself on a rock

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carbon film

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a fossil formed when part of a living organism decayed and was replaced by minerals that harden into rock

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petrified fossil

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the imprint of an organism that has been pressed into rock

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mold

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the scientific study of fossils is called

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palinetoligy