Chapter 15, Section 4 Vocabulary Pages
fossil The remains or physical evidence of an organism preserved by geological processes Coprolite (Preserved Poop) Amonite Trilobite T-Rex Footprint (3-feet across!)
fossil The remains or physical evidence of an organism preserved by geological processes Rapid and permanent burial/entombment Prevents decay mudslidevolcanic eruption Examples? The hard parts preserve best Shells BonesStems
original remains remains of an organism preserved in amber, ice, or asphalt Remains of wooly mammoth Found in ice Remains of a spider Found in amber Remains of a beetle Found in asphalt
amber hardened tree sap
petrification a process in which minerals replace the tissues of a living thing Petrified Wood Petrified DragonflyPetrified Trilobite Petrified Coral
trace fossil naturally preserved evidence of animal activity (footprints) Footprints Burrows Dino Poop Coprolite
mold mark or cavity made in sedimentary rock by a shell or other body
cast the type of fossil that forms when sediment fills in the cavity left by a decomposed organism
fossil record The fossil record includes all of the artifacts that have been fossilized all over the world. When viewed together, the fossil record can provide interesting information about the change of life on Earth, with examples of different types of organisms. Adapted from
index fossil fossil found in the rock layers of only one geologic age used to establish the age of rock layers
Coprolite Fossil: Amonite Fossil: T-Rex Cast: Tree Sap: Amber: Wooly Mammoth : Spider: Beetle: Petrified Wood: Dragonfly: Trilobite: Coral: Trace Fossils: Burrow: Dino Poop: Mold: state.edu/pcmb/osu_pcmb/pcmb_lab_resources/pcmb102_activities/paleobotany/paleobotany_fossiltypes_mold.htmhttp:// state.edu/pcmb/osu_pcmb/pcmb_lab_resources/pcmb102_activities/paleobotany/paleobotany_fossiltypes_mold.htm Starfish: Internal Cast Fossil of Brachiopod: Index Fossils:
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