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