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4 Types of Fossils

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It could be footprints, teethmarks, poop and burrows.

Trace fossil

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Soft parts of the organism never decay. It remains exactly the same.

True Form Fossil

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It shows an impression in the rock.

Mould Fossil

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It shows a bumpy 3D form that sticks out from the rock.

Cast Fossil

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Can be made from animals that are trapped in ice, tar, or amber.

True Form Fossil

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It is the actual animal or plant in the fossil as if frozen in time.

True Form Fossil

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It shows all the same colours, features, and body parts.

True Form Fossil

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It shows the organisms activity or movement.

Trace Fossil

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This type of fossil was created from a mould fossil that was filled in by sediment.

Cast Fossil

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This shows a negative image or imprint in the rock.

Mould Fossil

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It was created when an animal walked in mud and then it hardened into rock.

Trace Fossil

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It was created as tail drag marks or tracks left behind like a worm marks.

Trace fossil

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Once an organism has dissolved away, this is what is left.

Mould Fossil

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Scientists use these types of fossils to learn about animal behaviour and how they moved from place to place.

Trace Fossil

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Hair and skin from the Wooly Mammoth that was trapped in ice and/or tar long ago.

True form fossil

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