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What characteristics make environments like hills and in layers of sediment well suited for fossil formation?
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Hollow areas in the sediment in the shape of an organism?
Fossil
What fossil formed when an organism buried in sediment dissolves leaving a hollow are?
The answer is Mold
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'.
What is an object that forms when sediment fills a mold and becomes a rock?
It is a cast fossil.
What is the first thing that happens during fossil formation?
dyeing and then being in the right place at the right time. this usually means they died in or near water. water slows down decomposition. after that it needs to get buried in sediment. this further slows down decomp
Why do we only have fossils of a fraction of things that have existed on earth?
Many environments are not suitable for fossil formation.
What characteristics make areas along hillsides and layers of sedimentary rock well suited for fossil formation?
no exposure
What does resin pressed in sediment become?
Resin pressed in sediment becomes what
What can a fossil be preserved in?
Sediment and tree sap
The three factors which are important in fossil formation are?
Factors that important in fossil formation include temperature and pressure. Also, the presence of the correct ingredients in important in fossil formation.
Hollow area in sediment in the shape of an organism?
Fossil
What makes a fossil form?
It gets buried in sediment
Hollow areas in the sediment in the shape of an organism?
Fossil
How does fossil formation relate to the formation of sedimentary rock?
you have nothing
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.
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 is Paleontology Bulk Sampling?
Collection of a volume of fossil-laden rock or sediment for analysis of fossil content.
