Fossils

What is a fossil?

• Igneous Rocks

• Preserved remains of a plant or animal

• Bones of a living animal

• Leaves on a tree

What is a cast fossil?

• The outline of a plant or animal left behind

• A hollow imprint left behind in mud or rock

• A mold fossil that has been filled in and hardened

• Fully preserved parts of an organism like teeth or bones

What is a body fossil?

• The outline of a plant or animal left behind

• A hollow imprint left behind in mud or rock

• A mold fossil that has been filled in and hardened

• Fully preserved parts of an organism like teeth or bones

What is an imprint fossil?

• The outline of a plant or animal left behind

• A hollow imprint left behind in mud or rock

• A mold fossil that has been filled in and hardened

• Fully preserved parts of an organism like teeth or bones

What is a mold fossil

• The outline of a plant or animal left behind

• A hollow imprint left behind in mud or rock

• A mold fossil that have been filled in and hardened

• Fully preserved parts of an organism like teeth or bones

Why are fossils important?

• They tell us about plants and animals from the past

• They tell us what the future will be like

• They tell us how to make dinosaur models

• They tell us what the weather will be like

If the fossil of a fish were found in an area that is now a desert, what might that mean about that area?

• It has always been just a desert

• It was probably a forest in the past

• It may have once been covered with water

• There was never any water in that area