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Fossils

Published on Dec 06, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

FOSSILS

TELL A STORY OF OUR PAST

WHAT ARE THEY?

THE REMAINS OR MARK OF AN ANIMAL OR PLANT THAT LIVED SO LONG AGO.

MYSTERIES

STUDYING FOSSILS CAN TELL US ABOUT EARTH'S PAST.
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MOLD FOSSIL

THE SHAPE OF A ONCE LIVING THING PRESSED INTO A LAYER OF ROCK.
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CAST FOSSIL

MINERALS THAT HAVE FILLED AND HARDENED IN A MOLD FOSSIL CREATE A CAST FOSSIL.
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BODY FOSSIL

THE BONES OR ENTIRE BODY IS PRESERVED IN AMBER OR A TAR PIT.

TRACE FOSSIL

GIVES US CLUES ABOUT THE ACTIVITIES OF LIVING THINGS, LIKE HOW THEY WALK.
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