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preserved remains of an animal or plant or living thing IS a fossil. dont mistake that with tar. tar is a mixture of once living things. ~your welcome

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What is is the preserved remains or traces of an organisms that lived in the past?

fossil.


Is the preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past.?

fossil.


What are preserved remains of a living thing called?

Preserved remains of a living thing are called fossils. Fossils can be bones, shells, imprints, or traces of ancient organisms that have been preserved in rocks. They provide valuable information about past life forms and environments.


fossil?

the preserved remains or trace of a plant or animals that live in the past


What is the defention for?

the defintion for a fossil is the preserved remains or trace of an oganism that lived in the past.


What was the preserved remains of ancient organisms called?

The preserved remains of animals of evidence of their existence are Fossils Fosssils that provide evidence about the past are called trace fossils.


Why is petroleum and coal called fossil fuels?

Because they are remains of organisms preserved in rocks


Is a fossil a living or non living thing?

its nonliving because fossils are like bones and things from the past


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 the name for plant and animal remains preserved in rocks over millions of years?

That would be a fossil.


What do you call any trace or remains of a living creature that has been preserved by natural means?

Fossil.


What type of fossil is a frozen fossil?

A preserved fossil is an organism or Animal that has been PERFECTLY PRESERVED for lots of years, or however old it may be. For example, a wooly mammoth frozen in the ice for millions of years would be known as a preserved fossil.There are 2 different types of fossil preservation- preservation with alteration and without. With alteration also has different types. The type of organism you are looking for depends on the how it was preserved.