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What is a fossil?
• Fossils tell us about organisms that lived
long ago.
• They also tell us about how Earth’s surface
has changed over time.
• Fossils help scientists understand what past
environments may have been like.
• A fossil is remains of a living organism that
lived many years ago.
What do fossils tell us?
FIVE MAIN TYPES OF FOSSILS
• Solid rocks shaped like a
Shell (of a shellfish or a snail).
Shell
Fossils
FIVE MAIN TYPES OF FOSSILS
Footprint
Fossils
• When an animal steps in the
mud then the mud turns to
solid rock with the shape of
the animals foot.
FIVE MAIN TYPES OF FOSSILS
• When an animal or a plant
leaves a mark in the mud then
the mud turns to solid rock
with the shape of the animal or
the plant.Imprint
Fossils