WHAT ARE FOSSILS?

What do you think the large shape in the rock is?

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How old do you think it is?

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How do you think it got there?

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FOSSIL

• maintain (something) in its original or existing state.

• A solid material that is moved and deposited in a new location

• the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.

• A collection of all discovered and undiscovered fossils, as well as their placement in sedimentary layers and rock formations.

• An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form.

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ORGANISM

• maintain (something) in its original or existing state.

• A solid material that is moved and deposited in a new location

• the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.

• A collection of all discovered and undiscovered fossils, as well as their placement in sedimentary layers and rock formations.

• An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form.

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PRESERVED

• maintain (something) in its original or existing state.

• A solid material that is moved and deposited in a new location

• the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.

• A collection of all discovered and undiscovered fossils, as well as their placement in sedimentary layers and rock formations.

• An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form.

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FOSSIL RECORD

• maintain (something) in its original or existing state.

• A solid material that is moved and deposited in a new location

• the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.

• A collection of all discovered and undiscovered fossils, as well as their placement in sedimentary layers and rock formations.

• An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form.

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SEDIMENT

• maintain (something) in its original or existing state.

• A solid material that is moved and deposited in a new location

• the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.

• A collection of all discovered and undiscovered fossils, as well as their placement in sedimentary layers and rock formations.

• An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form.

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Explain, in your own words, what fossils are and one way that they are created.

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What kinds of things do you think fossils can tell us about the history of the Earth?

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