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How are fossils formed?
Photos from http://www.peterhead.school.nz/Dinosaurs/Dinogone.html
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What we know…
Paleontologists and Archeologists study fossils
Scientists have different ideas of how dinosaurs became extinct
Fossils are– remains of living things that died many years ago
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First…The Dinosaur Dies
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and washes into a river or swamp.
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The flesh rots and mud or sand covers its skeleton QuickTime™ and a
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Over time, the mud and skeleton turn into stone/rock. QuickTime™ and a
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Fourth…The dinosaur is hidden for millions of years.
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As the Earth changes, the dinosaur moves closer to the surface.
Fifth…The dinosaur fossil is found by archeologists.
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http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/00797/dinosaur-spain_797107c.jpg
Sixth…Many different scientists study the fossil to find out…
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http://www.travellinginaustralia.com.au/cms/images/stories/articles/122/news/discoveries/Age%20of%20Dinosaurs%20-%20lab_story.jpg
- what kind of dinosaur it is
- what it ate
- where it lived
- how old it is
-how it died
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