Fossil Notes

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Fossil Notes

• General Science

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Fossils

• any hardened _________ or traces of past
  _____________ life.

remains
plant or animal
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Paleontologist

• a scientist who studies ________.

fossils
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• Fossils are found in _________________ in the
  earths crust.

rock formations
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• Most fossils were formed in ________.

water
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Fossils were formed in 3 ways
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• Actual ________ were preserved
• Example a mosquito in amber

remains
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• A _____ is made of the plant or animal
• Example an impression of a dissolved shell, or
  a footprint

mold
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• Organic matter is _________ by minerals
• Example bones or petrified wood

replaced
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• The earliest forms of life were _______ (sea)
  organisms.

marine
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The End.