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1 Fossils and Paleontology
By Jessica Tosh Fossils and Paleontology

2 What are fossils?

3 Types of fossils True Fossils- the bones of an animal that has turned into rock Imprints- the imprint of where a dinosaur was, we see foot prints and imprints of plants Amber- we sometimes find proof of animals that have been stuck to the amber from tree sap Frozen- where there is ice in the north we sometimes find animal remains frozen in the ice

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5 The study of forms of life that existed millions of years ago.
What is paleontology?

6 How does paleontology effect me?
It changes what we think about the past It helps us understand our planet How does paleontology effect me?

7 True Fossils are built to help us understand our planets past

8 Where did the dinosaurs live?


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