What is a fossil? A fossil is the preserved remains or traces of a living thing from long ago. 1. Define Define fossil in your own words.

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What is a fossil? A fossil is the preserved remains or traces of a living thing from long ago. 1. Define Define fossil in your own words.

How do fossils form? Fossils often form when a living thing dies and is buried by sediment. The sediment slowly hardens into sedimentary rock. This type of fossil includes: molds and casts petrified fossils carbon films trace fossils Fossils can also form when the remains of a living thing are preserved in ice, tar, or amber. 2. Observe Make a detailed drawing of a fossil. Formation of a fossil

What evidence do fossils provide about past living organisms? Fossils give evidence of: what past living organisms looked like what animals of the past ate and what ate them, how they cared for their young, and how they moved around 3. Identify Evidence Identify the evidence the plant fossil shown here provides about the plant from which it formed. What does the fossil not tell you about the plant? Plant Fossil (contd.)

The fossil record provides evidence about the history of life. The fossil record shows that different types of living things have changed over time. Fossils occur in a particular order. Older rocks contain fossils of simpler organisms. Younger rocks contain fossils of more complex organisms. Some of these organisms are extinct. They can no longer be found alive anywhere on Earth. 4. Compare and Contrast How is evidence from the fossil record different from evidence from a single fossil?

What evidence do fossils provide about past environments? Fossils can tell us whether an area was under water or was dry land and what the climate was like in that area. Fossils also tell us about the animals and plants in an area and whether the land was forest, grassland, swamp, or desert. Fish Fossil 5. Identify Evidence Identify what you think the environment was like where this fish lived. What evidence supports this idea?