Bidagical Flashcards
Fossil
Remains or traces of plants and animals that lived a long time ago.
Extinct
A living thing that is no longer found
alive anywhere on earth today.
paleontologist
A scientist that studies fossils.
herbivore
An animal that eats plants.
carnivore
an animal that eats meat.
Omnivore
An animals that eats both plants and meat.
Organism
Any living thing.
Mold
A hollow fossil form clearly Showing the outside features of an organism.
Cast
Firmed or shaped within the mold.
imprint/impression
a fossil created by a print or impression .
amber
hardened tree sap often a source or inset fossils
trace fossils
studying trace fossils we can learn about how animals lived
true form fossil
an actual preserved body of an animal.
environmental conditions
a change or disturbance of the environment most often caused by human influences and natural ecological processes
erosion/takes it/
the process of carrying away rocks