Fossil Types

A fossil created when minerals replace the remains of the organism and they harden into rock.

• Petrified

• Mold

• Cast

• Trace

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which fossil type is this?

• Petrified

• Mold

• Cast

• Trace

Which type of fossil is this?

• Petrified

• Mold

• Cast

• Trace

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which fossil type is this?

• Petrified

• Mold

• Cast

• Index

Which fossil type are these?

• Petrified

• Mold

• Cast

• Trace

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

This is a fossil that is created when the shell remains, but the contents dissolve.

• Petrified

• Mold

• Cast

• Index

A fossil found in a narrow time range but widely distributed around the earth.

• Mold

• Cast

• Index

• Trace

A fossil created when a mold becomes filled with minerals that are not part of the original organism.

• Mold

• Cast

• Trace

• Index

This is a fossilized mark that is formed in soft sediment by the movement or actions of an animal.

• Mold

• Cast

• Index

• Trace

What type of fossil is an imprint in a rock?

• cast 

• trace 

• mold

• whole/part