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What is the difference between trace fossils and original fossils?
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∙ 8y ago
Body fossils are any fossil that comes from the animal itself. Examples of body fossils are fossilized skin, bone, teeth, claws, eggs, embryos etc.
Trace fossils are any fossil connected to ancient life but not the animal itself. Examples include footprints, teethmarks, nests, gizzard stones, coprolites, burrows etc.
In a lot of ways trace fossils are as important as body fossils. The give us insight into how the animal lived, how fast it walked, what ate what etc.
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∙ 14y ago
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What are five types of trace fossils?
fossils 5 (:
Can fossils be trace fossils?
Indeed: a Trace Fossil is that of a burrow, footprint, coprolite, etc that's not a fossil of the animal itself that left the trace.
What type of information is recorded in a trace fossils?
Evidence of an organism's activities is recorded in trace fossils. These include tracks, fossilized dung, and burrow casts.
What is the differences between a macromineral and a trace element?
the differences between a macromineral and a trace element is that their is no difference they both has something to do with the health
What are the five types of fossils that can be found in rock?
Petrified Fossils, Molds, Casts, Carbon Films and Trace Fossils.
Tracks and dung are called fossils.?
Trace Fossils!
Are dinosaur fossils original remains?
Like most fossils, dinosaur fossils have been mostly replaced with minerals and are not made of the original material. However, many contain trace amounts of original material. Some even contain proteins from the dinosaur.
Explain the difference between trace and body fossils?
Trace fossils refer to evidence of ancient life that is not the actual remains of an organism, such as footprints, burrows, and coprolites (fossilized feces). Body fossils, on the other hand, are the actual remains of an organism, such as bones, teeth, and shells. Both types of fossils can provide important information about ancient life and the environments in which they lived.
What are the types of fossils?
molds and casts, trace fossils, petrified wood, and carbon filmThe four types of fossils are mold fossils, cast fossils, true-form fossils, and trace fossils. Mold fossils are impressions from when the plant or animal first decomposed. Cast fossils are plant or animal remains. True-form fossils are remaining body parts from an animal. Trace fossils are marks that have been left by animal, such as footprints.
How did print become trace fossils?
they become trace fossils because they made the prints
How did the prints become the trace fossils?
they become trace fossils because they made the prints
What are five types of trace fossils?
fossils 5 (:
Is coal a trace fossils?
coal is not a trace fossil
Can fossils be trace fossils?
Indeed: a Trace Fossil is that of a burrow, footprint, coprolite, etc that's not a fossil of the animal itself that left the trace.
Sentence with the word trace fossils?
a fossil record shows what types of fossils there are
Is a dinosaur footprint in a rock called a trace fossil?
a dinosaur footprint is a trace fossil
Fossils would include skeletons shells seeds tracks all of these?
These are known as trace fossils. Trace fossils are more technically known as ichnofossils.Footprints are more correctly described as repichnia, burrows as domichnia and fossilised dung or dropings are known as coprolites.Please see the related links for more information.the answer is trace fossils.
