Open Court Vocabulary for

“Fossils Tell of Long Ago”Genre: Expository Test

amber

The fossil of amber had an ant preserved in it.

( a yellowish sap from plants that hardens and becomes a fossil )

fossils

The boys found a rock with fossils in it.

( a plant, animal, or imprint that has turned to stone )

extinct

These birds are all extinct.

( not alive today; all members of the group or species have died out )

peat

Peat, or swampy forest soil contains may treasures for

scientist.

( swampy forest soil )

mammoth

The wooly mammoths trudged across the tundra long ago.

( a kind of elephant the lived millions of years ago )

minerals

These are rocks and minerals found in Kansas.

( nonliving substance in the ground )

ancient

The archaeopteryx is an ancient bird.

( very old )

amber( a yellowish sap from plants that hardens and becomes a

fossil )

fossils( a plant, animal, or imprint that has turned

to stone )

extinct( not alive today; all members of the group or

species have died out )

peat( swampy forest soil )

mammoth( a kind of elephant the lived

millions of years ago )

minerals( nonliving substance in the ground )

ancient( very old )