Fossils Tell Of Long Fossils Tell Of Long AgoAgo

Unit 4 Story 1Unit 4 Story 1

By Mrs. NailonBy Mrs. Nailon

amberamber

A yellowish sap from plants that A yellowish sap from plants that hardens and becomes a fossilhardens and becomes a fossil

The hardened sap became a fossil called amber.

fossilfossil

A plant, animal or imprint that has A plant, animal or imprint that has turned to stoneturned to stone

I found a fossil of a leaf on the rocks.

extinctextinct

Not alive todayNot alive today A group that has died outA group that has died out

Dinosaurs no longer live on the earth. They are extinct.

peatpeat

Swampy forest soilSwampy forest soil

Peat, or swampy forest soil, has many treasures for scientists to study.

mammothmammoth

A kind of elephant that lived millions A kind of elephant that lived millions of years agoof years ago

A mammoth was a kind of elephant that lived millions of years ago.

rotrot

dry up, crumble, blow awaydry up, crumble, blow away

The food began to rot when it was left out in the sun.

seepedseeped

AbsorbAbsorb Go throughGo through

The water seeped through the wall.

coalcoal

A rockA rock

Coal is made from peat that has turned into a fossil.

ancientancient

Very, very oldVery, very old

The ancient ruins are very interesting to look at.

preservedpreserved

Saved in good conditionSaved in good condition

The butterfly was preserved in amber.

imprintimprint

Impression of something in dirt, mud, Impression of something in dirt, mud, clay, or cement that has hardenedclay, or cement that has hardened

I made an imprint of my hand in clay.