Fossils

Fossils that show us what animals did, like footprints walking, are what kind of fossils?

• mold

• carbon film

• trace

• cast

Which of the following is NOT an example of a fossil?

• a petrified dinosaur bone
• a footprint captured in mud
• a seashell found on the beach

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gone forever. all one kind of a plant or animal dies

• trace fossil
• extinct
• preserved
• paleontologist

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

• index fossils
• fossil
• mold
• cast

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People who study fossils are called ____.

• meterologists
• fossilologists
• paleontologists

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An animal has sharp, pointy teeth, what does this tell us about this animal?

• The animal lived in the water

• The animal lived near the beach.

• The animal ate meat

• The animal only ate plants

What do these flat teeth tell us about this animal?

• They ate other animals.

• They ate only plants.

• They ate nothing.

• They only ate fish.