Fossils

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Scientist who studies fossils are called?

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Paleontologist

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Four Types of Fossils: Cast, Mold, True Form, Bones, Dirt

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False

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Fossils are the preserved remains of organisms that lived in the _________?

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past

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What type of rock covers the plant or animal and helps them fossilize?

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Sedimentary

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What conclusion could you draw from a fossilized tooth that is sharp and pointed?

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The animal is a carnivore.

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A fossilized tooth was found. It was flat and smooth. What conclusions could you make by this finding?

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The animal was an herbivore.

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An animal or plant that no longer exists on the earth is _________?

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extinct

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Any living thing is called an _________?

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Organism

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This fossilized fish was found by paleontologists on the side of a mountain in Georgia. What can you conclude about the mountain range?

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The mountain was once covered in water.

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Cast fossils are what museums use to recreate once living animals such as dinosaurs.

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True