Fossils + Unit 2

_______ are the preserved remains or traces of living things.

• bones
• fossils
• artifacts
• organic matter

In what type of rock would you typically find fossils?

• igneous
• metamorphic
• sedimentary
• rocky

What type of fossil gives clues about living things activities?

• mold fossil

• cast fossil

• body fossil

• trace fossil

REPLICA of the internal details of an old living organism

• mold

• cast

REPLICA of the external details of an old living organism

• mold

• cast

example on cast

• AMMONITE

• NUMMULITE

• TRILOBITE

• FERN

FERN fossil indicates that the environment is

• clear, warm water

• hot, rainy forest

• sea floor

If you know the age of a fossil, you know the relative age of the ________________ it was found inside.

• sticky tar

• rock

• amber

• ice

What type of fossil is this?

• Cast fossil

• Mold fossil

• Petrified fossil

• Trace fossil

mention the name of this fossil

• ammonite

• trilobite

• nummulite