Fossils

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What is a fossil?

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A fossil is the preserved remains or traces of a living thing from the past, often found in rocks.

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How are fossils formed?

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Fossils are formed when plants or animals are buried by sediment, which hardens over time into rock.

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What can fossils tell us about the past?

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Fossils can provide information about what animals and plants looked like, what they ate, and how they lived.

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What part of an animal is most likely to become a fossil?

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Bones are the parts of an animal that are most likely to become fossils.

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What is an example of a fossil?

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An example of a fossil is a dinosaur bone or a shell from a sea creature.

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What do we learn from fossils about dinosaurs?

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Fossils can tell us the size of dinosaurs and what they might have eaten.

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What can we NOT learn from fossils?

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We cannot learn how dinosaurs behaved from fossils.

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What is the best material to use to make a model of a fossil?

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Clay is the best material to use to make a model of a fossil.

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What do fossils NOT help us understand?

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Fossils do not help us understand the future.

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What is an imprint fossil?

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An imprint fossil is a type of fossil that shows the shape of a plant or animal, like a footprint.