fossil
remains or traces of plants and animals that lived a long time ago
extinct
A living thing that is no longer found alive anywhere on Earth today
paleontologist
A scientist that studies fossils
Herbivore
An animal that eats plants
Carnivore
An animal that eats meat
Omnivore
An animal that eats both plants and meat
Micro fossil
A small fossil that can be studied only with a microscope
Body Fossil (True form fossil)
Body parts of organisms that become Fossils, such as bones, teeth, skin, leaves and tree trunks.
Trace fossil
Evidence left by organisms such as burrows, imprints, coprolites, footprints, tracks, trails and nests
Mold fossil
The impression of an organism left behind in a rock.
Cast fossil
A fossil formed when sediment leaks into a mold and hardens to form a copy of the original structure