FOSSILS! 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 animal that eats both plants and meat.
Organisms
Any living thing.
Mold
A hollow fossil form clearly showing the outside features of the organism
Cast
Formed 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
An actual preserved body of an animal.
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.
Weathering
(breaks it)
A natural process that slowly breaks apart rock.
Gravity
(Deposition- drops it)
An invisible force that pulls objects toward each other
