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How many different ways can fossils form?
When most people think of fossils they think of dinosaur skeletons and large bones, but there are many different types of fossils to be found. Palaeontologists, people who study fossils, divide them into two major types - body fossils and trace fossils. Body fossils show us what a plant or animal looked like. The first type, body fossils, are the fossilised remains of an animal or plant, like bones, shells and leaves. These can be mould and cast fossils, like most of the fossilised dinosaur skeletons and big bones we see, replacement fossils, like petrified wood, or whole body fossils - mammoths caught in ice, or insects trapped in amber. Petrified wood, frozen mammoths, and insects in amber are all body fossils. The second type of fossil records the activity of an animal. Known as trace fossils, these include footprints, trackways, and coprolites (fossil poo!). Footprints and coprolite are trace fossils - they show us how an animal lived.
Where do paleontogolgist work?
I think that paleontologists work on a piece of land that is said to have buried dinosaur fossils or that are near landmarks with signs of past life underground. =]
How did fossil affect what people thought about creature on Earth?
Fossils affect how people think about ancient creatures of Earth. The fossils show animals that people did not previously know existed.
Why do fossils change?
fossils change i think
Who is the first to discover dinosaurs?
Certainly fossilized parts of dinosaurs had been found for centuries but people didn't know exactly what they were. They were mistaken for all sorts of animals. I think it was Othniel Charles Marsh in the mid-to-late 19th century who first systematically collected dinosaur fossils and assembled them so that it became clear what they were and how they were related.
What did Chinese people use to think dinosouar fossils were?
Chinese people use to think dinosaur fossils were dragon bones.
What did the ancient Chinese think fossils where?
The ancient Chinese thought that dinosaur fossils were dragon skeletons.
How do you make dinosaur footprints?
Draw what you think it would be in mud or soft dirt
Are blue jays birds descendants from dinosaur time?
most people think that all birds came from dinosaur times and the answer your looking for is no they didn't by Charlotte fennemore :)
Which dinosaur was first?
That's A Good Question! The First Dinosaur Was The Euraptor. It Was The Size Of A Chicken! I Think Looking At A Dinosaur The Size Of A Chicken Is HILARIUS!
Why aren't there dinosaur fossils in Iceland?
I don't really know but I think it was because it's to cold in Iceland for dinosaurs to live.
What was the name of the cartoon Where cartoon dinosaur fossils came back to life in a museum they also faught evil dinosaurs like them then they turned back to fossils at day time?
night at the muesum i think?
How many different ways can fossils form?
When most people think of fossils they think of dinosaur skeletons and large bones, but there are many different types of fossils to be found. Palaeontologists, people who study fossils, divide them into two major types - body fossils and trace fossils. Body fossils show us what a plant or animal looked like. The first type, body fossils, are the fossilised remains of an animal or plant, like bones, shells and leaves. These can be mould and cast fossils, like most of the fossilised dinosaur skeletons and big bones we see, replacement fossils, like petrified wood, or whole body fossils - mammoths caught in ice, or insects trapped in amber. Petrified wood, frozen mammoths, and insects in amber are all body fossils. The second type of fossil records the activity of an animal. Known as trace fossils, these include footprints, trackways, and coprolites (fossil poo!). Footprints and coprolite are trace fossils - they show us how an animal lived.
Where do paleontogolgist work?
I think that paleontologists work on a piece of land that is said to have buried dinosaur fossils or that are near landmarks with signs of past life underground. =]
What did Chinese people think fossils were?
Fossil,no more,no less
How did fossil affect what people thought about creature on Earth?
Fossils affect how people think about ancient creatures of Earth. The fossils show animals that people did not previously know existed.
Where is the world's richest area of dinosaur fossils?
Traditionally the earliest dinosaur was considered Eorapter. Examples have been found in the Ischigualasto Basin in Argentina dating from 230 million years ago. A recent discovery of a pro-sauropod was found possibly predating this discovery in Madagascar.
