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What forms when a fossil mold is filled?
when fossile mould is filled it forms the model of the fossile
Can a fossil be a mold cast?
no
How is the mold like the cast?
Mold is like cast in being a type of fossil .
Which forms first a fossil mold or a fossil cast?
First, a thin layer of sediment hardens and forms a mold. Then, what is known as a cast is when a new layer of sediment fills in the mold breaking down the creature/ animal/fossil.
How is fossils mold different from a fossil cast?
a mold is what you pour materials into to make a cast
What is a mold and cast fossil?
A mold and cast fossil is and exact stone replica of an organism but it is formed like this. The first layer of sediment hardens and forms a mold. then a new layer of sediment fills in the mold and hardens. That is the cast.
What are mold and cast fossils?
A fossil mold is formed by the impression left in rock by the remains of an organism. A cast fossil occurs when the mold is filled in by precipitating minerals.
Is a thin cavity in a rock showing where a shell has decayed a fossil?
This is called a mold, a mold is when a fossil has a cavity in a rock, it turns into a fossil when it becomes a cast, so technically yes it is a fossil
What is cast fossil?
it is a fossil copy of an organism filled withsediment or mineral deposits.
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 a copy of a fossil produced by filling a mold with sediment or crystals?
Many people incorrectly think that a copy of a fossil is a 'mold'. But the real name for the copy of a fossil is a 'cast'.
The fossil that is created when a mold is filled in with rock material?
A cast.
