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Fossils are the remains of ancient plants and animals, formed when their remains are buried and turned to stone. There are two main types of fossils: body fossils, which are physical remains like bones, and trace fossils, which provide indirect evidence of past life, such as footprints. Scientists study fossils to learn about extinct species and their behaviors, diets, and appearances.

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Fossils are the remains of ancient plants and animals, formed when their remains are buried and turned to stone. There are two main types of fossils: body fossils, which are physical remains like bones, and trace fossils, which provide indirect evidence of past life, such as footprints. Scientists study fossils to learn about extinct species and their behaviors, diets, and appearances.

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What Are

Fossils?
By: Yassin Hassan
Today, you will...
Know why fossils
Describe what Name types and
are studied by
fossils are examples of fossils
scientists

BEGIN
T’S
LE
All About Fossils
What are fossils? Dinosaurs no longer exist,
but we know they existed
because of their fossils.

Fossils are the remains of things


that were once alive such as
plants and animals that lived
long ago.
How do fossils form?
Most fossils are formed when remains of animals or plants
are buried under many layers of rocks or sand or mud.
Water from rain get through the rocks and turns the
remains to stone.
Type of Fossils
Some examples are:
dinosaur Fossils
Body Fossils
Bird bones and
fossils
These are the physical
remains of an organism,
such as bones, teeth and
shells.
Type of Fossils
Trace Fossils Some examples are: plants fossils
or impressions

These are indirect


evidence of past life and
activities of organisms.

It is formed when an
organism makes a mark Dinosaur
footprint
in mud or sand and then
hardens, An example is a
footprint.
Why do
scientists
study fossils?
They study fossils to learn about
animals or plants that lived millions of
years ago. Even though some animals
are extinct, fossils help scientist find
out what these animals ate, how they
looked like or how they moved.
Quiz time!
Get ready...

Fossils are the remains of Name the 2 types of fossils?‌


.......... and .......... that lived a
True or False:‌
long time ago.‌
living and non-living
Only dinosaurs formed
dinosaurs and robots‌ fossils?‌ animals and plants‌

animals and plants‌


True‌ Body and impressions/traces‌
plastic and rocks‌
False‌
none of the above‌
rocks and plants‌

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