Fossils

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This type of fossil is a mold filled with sediment that creates a solid copy of an organism.

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cast

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This material does an excellent job of preserving insect remains.

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A scientist who studies fossils

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paleontologist

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A fossil made inside a mold when minerals seeped in and hardens into shapes of the mold.

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cast fossil

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What are the remains, imprints, or traces of once-living organisms?

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fossil

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Why do bones and teeth remain as part of some fossils?

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the parts are hard 

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Which animal part would MOST LIKELY form a fossil?

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bone

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Fossils of fish are found under land where cows now live. What does this tell you?

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This land was once under the ocean.

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What would probably happen if dinosaur remains are not covered quickly?

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It could decay, or rot away.

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What is hardened tree sap?

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