Form when minerals
replace all or part of
an organism, turning
it into rock
A fossil of the
delicate remains of
an organism, such
as the leaves of a
plant.
These two kinds of
fossils are opposites
of one another.
These can be created
when an animal
walked in mud long
ago and then the mud
hardened into rock.
These fossils show
the activities of
organisms.
These fossils include
a hollow in the shape
of the organism.
These fossils contain
the actual plant or
animal that was
preserved.
These fossils form
when all of the
materials that make up
an organism break
down and only carbon
remains.
Scientists used these
types of fossils to study
animal behavior (how
they moved, etc.)
These fossils form
when an organism
becomes trapped in
a tree sap, tar, or ice.
These fossils look like a
picture or negative of
an organism.
Contain the actual
remains of an
organism.
Sometimes even the
hair is preserved!!
These fossils show a 3
dimensional form of
the animal sticking out
from the rock.
These fossils fit
together like puzzle
pieces.