Fossilization Processes and Types

What are fossils often compared to because they are hidden and tell old stories?

• New toys

• Hidden treasures

• Fast cars

• Bright stars

What are fossils?

• New rocks

• Living plants

• Old bones and prints from ancient life

• Shiny gems

What are the two main types of fossils?

• Big fossils and small fossils

• Plant fossils and animal fossils

• Body fossils and trace fossils

• Hard fossils and soft fossils

What do body fossils show us?

• How animals behaved

• The preserved parts of plants and animals

• Where animals lived

• What animals ate

What do trace fossils show us?

• The actual bodies of animals

• How animals moved or lived

• The color of ancient plants

• How big ancient oceans were

What is the "fossil record"?

• A list of all the fossils ever found

• A story of life on Earth told through fossils

• A book about dinosaurs

• A collection of modern animal bones

What is the process called when organisms are preserved in stone?

• Digging

• Painting

• Fossilization

• Growing

What are the two main ways organisms can be fossilized, based on whether they change?

• Wet and dry

• Big and small

• Altered and unaltered

• Plant and animal

Which of these is an example of an unaltered fossil?

• A dinosaur bone turned to stone

• A plant that became coal

• A cave lion cub preserved by freezing

• A footprint in rock

What kind of small creatures are often found perfectly preserved in amber?

• Fish

• Birds

• Insects

• Small mammals