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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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It was created when an animal walked in mud and then it hardened into rock.
Trace Fossil
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It could be footprints, teethmarks, poop and burrows.
Trace fossil
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Once an organism has dissolved away, this is what is left.
Mould 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 was created as tail drag marks or tracks left behind like a worm marks.
Trace 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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This shows a negative image or imprint in the rock.
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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It shows all the same colours, features, and body parts.
True Form 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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It shows the organisms activity or movement.
Trace Fossil
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It shows a bumpy 3D form that sticks out from the rock.
Cast 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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