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Fossil |
the preserved remains or traces of living things |
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sedimentary rock |
the type of rock that is made out of hardened rock |
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mold |
is a hollow area in sediment in the shape of an organism or part of an organism |
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cast |
is a solid copy of the shape of an organism |
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petrified fossil |
a fossil in wich minerals replace all or part of an organism |
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carbon film |
a type of fossil consisting of an extremely thin coating of carbon on rock |
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Trace fossil |
a type of fossil that provides evidence of the activities of ancient organisms |
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paleontologist |
a scientist who studies fossils to learn about organisms that lived long ago |
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scientific theory |
A well tested concept that explains a wide range of obsorvations |
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evolution |
the process by wich all the different kinds of living things have changed over time |
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extinct |
describes an organism that no longer exists anywhere on earth |
