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Which fossil type could contain preserved parts of a organism?
It is called a mold fossil, which can become a cast fossil. After the soft parts of the animal rot away, a cavity remains (the mold fossil) which becomes filled with hardened sand or mud (the cast fossil).
What is a example of a adaptation can it be a fossil?
Being a fossil is not an adaptation. Fossilization is quick burial that prevents decay. An example of an adaptation is when an organism becomes attuned to a new habitat or environment by gaining or losing a past trait
A fossil is evidence of an organism,but is not made of the organism itself.?
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What is a micro fossil?
It is a microscopic fossil, as of a pollen grain or unicellular organism.
What is a petrified fossil?
a fossil in which minerals replaces all or part of an organism
Once an organism disappears from the sequence of rock layers it becomes extinct?
A fossil is proof that an animal existed at one time, leaving evidence in rock. If that fossil does not appear in successive layers, there is no proof that the organism existed beyond its fossil record, and it is considered to have gone extinct.
Which fossil type could contain preserved parts of a organism?
It is called a mold fossil, which can become a cast fossil. After the soft parts of the animal rot away, a cavity remains (the mold fossil) which becomes filled with hardened sand or mud (the cast fossil).
What fossil makes an impression in the mud?
foot prints and ammonites mainly, but any kind of organism if it had any contact with mud, under the right condition, it might just becomes a fossil
What is the term for the remain of a once-living organism?
fossil
What is a example of a adaptation can it be a fossil?
Being a fossil is not an adaptation. Fossilization is quick burial that prevents decay. An example of an adaptation is when an organism becomes attuned to a new habitat or environment by gaining or losing a past trait
What is the helix fossil?
a helix fossil is a fossil that becomes an omanyte
Does coal represent sediment?
No coral is NOT sediment. Coral SAND is a sediment but the coral itself is a living organism - if buried and lithified, the coral becomes a fossil.
What word refers to traces of an organism that existed in the past?
A fossil is a trace of an organism that lived long ago.
A fossil is evidence of an organism,but is not made of the organism itself.?
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What fossil is the evidence of an organism but is not made of the organism itself?
trace
What fossil is evidence of an organism but is not made of the organism itself.?
trace
Are fossil fuels from the sun?
not really fossil is made from dead organism
