front 1 fossil | back 1 remains or traces of plants and animals that lived a long time ago |
front 2 extinct | back 2 A living thing that is no longer found alive anywhere on Earth today |
front 3 paleontologist | back 3 A scientist that studies fossils |
front 4 Herbivore | back 4 An animal that eats plants |
front 5 Carnivore | back 5 An animal that eats meat |
front 6 Omnivore | back 6 An animal that eats both plants and meat |
front 7 Micro fossil | back 7 A small fossil that can be studied only with a microscope |
front 8 Body Fossil (True form fossil) | back 8 Body parts of organisms that become Fossils, such as bones, teeth, skin, leaves and tree trunks. |
front 9 Trace fossil | back 9 Evidence left by organisms such as burrows, imprints, coprolites, footprints, tracks, trails and nests |
front 10 Mold fossil | back 10 The impression of an organism left behind in a rock. |
front 11 Cast fossil | back 11 A fossil formed when sediment leaks into a mold and hardens to form a copy of the original structure |