Types of Fossils
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Created by:
Boss45 on January 22, 2011
Subjects:
geology, earth science, fossils
Description:
This is a list of the different types of fossils.
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5 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 trace | a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal that has been hardened |
| original remains | a fossil that is the actual body or body parts of an organism |
| cast | a fossil that forms when sediments wash into a mold and harden into rock |
| carbonization | Process in which plant materials are changed into carbon |
| petrification | The process by which organic material is turned into stone. |
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