Forms of Fossils

Casts and molds

Definition:

A cast/mold of a fossil is an impression of a living or dead organism, they are made when organisms dissolve in the earth and leave a hollow mold behind

Definition:

When a Living organisms body decays it can leave a imprint in the sediment, the imprint may fill with minerals, sediment and groundwater which then forms a fossil

​Cast

Definition:

The fossil forms when sediment fills the inside or covers the outside of a dead organism, it leaves just the shape and texture of the rock.

Mold

Multiple Choice

What kind for fossil is this?🤨

• Cast fossil

• Trace fossils

• Mold fossil

• Petrified fossils

Multiple Choice

What fossil forms when sediment fills the inside or covers the outside of a dead organism, it leaves just the shape and texture of the rock? 🤨

• Carbon fossil

• Trace fossil

• Petrified fossil

• Mold fossil

As Christians we believe that the majority of casts and molds were formed during the Flood. And that eventually the minerals precipitated, filling in the space.

Biblical World View

Multiple Choice

How Were the majority of Casts and Molds created?🤨

• By the Flood

• Over hundreds of years

• Monkeys hit animals and flowers on rocks