Understand how fossils are formed and what they tell us about Earth’s history.
The preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms.
The study of fossils and ancient life forms.
The process by which living organisms are turned into fossils over time.
A fossil that shows the activity of an organism, such as footprints or burrows.
A type of fossil where the original organic material has been replaced by minerals.
Fossils that are preserved in tree resin that has hardened into amber.
Fossils of a specific species known to have lived within a particular time range, helpful in dati...
The total number of fossils discovered and the information derived from them.
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The preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms.
Fossils
The study of fossils and ancient life forms.
Paleontology
The process by which living organisms are turned into fossils over time.
Fossilization
A fossil that shows the activity of an organism, such as footprints or burrows.
Trace Fossil
A type of fossil where the original organic material has been replaced by minerals.
Petrified Fossil
Fossils that are preserved in tree resin that has hardened into amber.
Amber-Fossil
Fossils of a specific species known to have lived within a particular time range, helpful in dating rocks.
Index Fossils
The total number of fossils discovered and the information derived from them.
Fossil Record
Fossils serve as a record showing the progressive evolution of species over time.
Evolution-Fossils
The cast is a fossil formed when an organism fills a mold with sediments, making a replica.
Mold and Cast Fossils
Sedimentary rocks often contain fossils because they form at temperatures and pressures that do not destroy fossil remains.
Sedimentary Rocks-Fossils
Massive die-offs of species, visible in the fossil record, often due to large scale environmental changes.
Extinction Events
Fossils of dinosaurs, used in studying the age and evolution of dinosaurs.
Dinosaur Fossils
Fossils can be used to interpret the environments that existed at the time the organisms lived and died.
Ancient Ecosystems-Fossils
Method used to determine the age of fossils by measuring the amount of carbon-14 isotope remaining.
Carbon Dating-Fossils
Fossils that provide patterns of evolutionary change from the early ancestors to modern life forms.
Transitional Fossils
Fossils provide important information about Earth's geological history like climatic conditions, vegetation, and evolution of life forms.
Earth’s Geological History-Fossils
Organisms that have remained essentially unchanged from earlier geologic times and whose close relatives are usually extinct.
Living Fossils
Fossils can be used to support the theory of plate tectonics, especially when similar fossils are found on separate continents.
Plate Tectonics-Fossil Evidence
Fossils of plants and animals can provide data on historic climate change on Earth.
Climate Change-Fossils
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