Name ________________________________ Date ___________________________ Core _________
Fossil Notes
Fossils
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Are _____________________ remains or __________________ of ________________ things.
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Provide ______________________ of how life has _____________________ over time.
How fossils form
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• Most __________________ when living things __________________ and are
________________________ by ________________________
• Sediments ________________________ harden into ____________________ and preserve the
_________________ of the ___________________
Sedimentary rock
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___________________ usually found in this
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________________________ is made of hardened ___________________________.
Found
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• Most _______________________ in ____________________ and plants that
__________________ in or near quiet ____________________ such as swamps, lakes, or shallow
_____________________.
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___________________ = hardens and only hard parts leave ________________________
Found (continued)
• Fossils found in __________________ include _________________ and _______________,
petrified fossils, ____________________ films, and trace fossils.
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Others preserved in _____________________, amber or ___________________
Fossil Notes (Page 2)
Mold
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• Is a ________________________ area in sediment in the ___________________ of an organism or
_____________________ of an _____________________
• Forms when ____________________ part such as a __________________ is _______________ in
sediment
Cast
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Fossil that is a ______________________ of an organisms shape formed when ____________________
seep into a ____________________
Petrified fossils
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Are fossils in which _________________________ replace all or part of an _________________
Carbon film
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Extremely _______________________ coating of ___________________ on rock
Trace fossils
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• Provide _______________________ of the _________________ of _____________________
organism.
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Ex fossil footprints, trails, and burrows
Paleontologists
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_______________________ and ______________________ fossils
Fossil Notes (Page 3)
Fossil record
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Provides ____________________ about the __________________ of life on earth
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Shows that _________________ of organisms have ___________________ over time
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Shows ____________________________ occur in a particular ________________________
Scientific theory
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• Well _________________ concept that explains a __________________ range of observations
evolution
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Is the ___________________ change in living things over ________________ periods of time
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Fossil record __________________ millions of type of organisms have _____________________.
Extinct
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_____________ longer ____________________ and will never live on _________________ again