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Fossil

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Any remains of an animal that has lived in the past

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Paleontologist

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A scientist who studies fossils

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Folding

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The moving of rocks, it’s cause when rocks are under pressure

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Relative age

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The age of a rock compared with the age of another rock

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Mould

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Quality in a rock that shows the type of hard parts of a an

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Trace fossils

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Fossils that have evidence that the organism was present when the rock was made

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Extinct

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Volcanoes that are no longer active

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