Types of Fossils

Front

Which type of fossil shows the organism in 3D form, sticking out from the rock?

Back

Cast Fossil

Front

Which type of fossils can be created when an animal walked in mud long ago and then the mud hardened into rock?

Back

Trace Fossil

Front

Scientists use which type of fossils to study animal behavior; how they moved?

Back

Trace Fossil

Front

Which type of fossil is a mold that was filled in and then turned to rock?

Back

Cast Fossil

Front

After an organism dies, minerals seep into the mold they leave and form what type of fossil?

Back

Cast Fossil

Front

Which type of fossils show evidence of activity?

Back

Trace Fossil

Front

Scientists can use plaster to make a cast fossil from what type of fossil?

Back

Mold Fossil

Front

Which type of fossils have examples that include: footprints, burrows, nests, eggshells, and coprolite?

Back

Trace Fossil

Front

In what type of fossil does the soft tissues of the organisms never decay?

Back

True Form Fossil

Front

Which type of fossil shows an impression of the organism in rock?

Back

Mold Fossil