Fossils: Progress Mastery Study Guide

We can learn if it was watery or dry based on the features of the fossil, like fins or bones.

Scientists learned by studying fossils.

We can learn what it ate, whether it was a meat-eater or a plant-eater.

Fossils can tell us how big or small an animal or plant was.

Fossilization is the process where remains of plants or animals are preserved over time.

Fins suggest that the creature lived in water.

Fossils can provide clues about the circumstances of an animal's death.

A fossil is the preserved remains or traces of a living organism from the past.

Fossils help scientists understand the history of life on Earth.

Fossils can give us hints about how an animal might have behaved.