Intro/ Planet Earth/ Fossils |
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What is Pangaea
Earth's super continent that formed 300 million years ago.
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What is petrified fossil or petrification
When minerals replace all or part of an organism
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What is a carbon film
When an organism dies and is buried in sediment, the materials that make up the organism break down.
Eventually, only carbon remains. |
What is a trace fossil
Fossils that show the activity of an organism
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What is amber
An organism, such as an insect, trapped in the sticky resin of a tree
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