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You can tell weather the animal is a carnivorousness, herbivorous or what type of group it is put in E.G (mammals, reptiles). You can tell what age it is by looking at its teeth and what injuries it suffered when it was alive.

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What is a sentence using the word bone?

They found an animal's bone in the woods. The bone she broke healed well. When you break a bone, you may need to have it set by a doctor.


What animal bone is in bone china?

Bone china contains bone ash which is typically made from cow bones, although sometimes it can also come from other animals such as pigs or sheep. The bone ash is used to give bone china its distinct strength and translucency.


What can a scientist conclude when he finds a foramina on a bone sample?

Finding a foramina on a bone sample suggests that it is a passage for nerves and blood vessels to pass through, indicating a vital function in the body. The presence of foramina can help scientists identify the bone's location in the body and potentially infer information about the individual's health and lifestyle.


Is it human method for bone age can apply to animal bone?

The human method for estimating bone age is not directly applicable to animals due to differences in skeletal development and growth patterns. Animals have unique processes of bone development that may not align with human standards. Specialized methods and markers specific to the species of animal in question should be used to determine bone age accurately.


How could a whole animal become a fossil?

Generally fossils are formed when plants or animals die (or are trapped) and covered with a layer of mud. This not only protects the dead animal carcass (or plant) from scavengers that may have been lurking nearby, but also retards decomposition. This applies not only to animals, but also fish, moluscs and some insects (where the shells are preserved). As the layers of sediment (or mud) are layered on top of the dead body the flesh decomposes (in the case of plants the soft tissue). Over time dissolved minerals in the soil surrounding and above the now skeleton penetrate the bones of the animal and replace the calcium of the bones, this leaves a mineral imprint of the bone, which is now a considered a fossil. In the case of plants, the imprint of the leaf is left in the surrounding stone. This process happens over millions of years.

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How can a fossil help a scientist know what an animal looked like after it no longer exists?

By examining the fossil's size, shape, and structure, scientists can infer details about the animal's appearance such as its skeletal structure, body size, and possible features like teeth or claws. Comparing these characteristics with known living organisms can help create a visual representation of the extinct animal.


Would a tool made from an animal bone be a fossil or an artifact?

Artifact. It was made into a tool for use by man.


How are footprints fossils different from bone fossils?

Yes, preserved footprints are examples of fossils.


What is fossil calcification?

fossil calcification is when the calcium in a bone intergests and causes the bone to rott away. the calcium in a bone desintergrates leaving only the fossil behind.


What is difference between an artifacts and a fossil?

A fossil is of non-human origin (e.g. animal bone) that has not been altered by humans in any way. An artifact is a product of human activity including bone and shell tools and ornaments, ceramic vessels, metal objects, etc.


What is the synonym for fossil?

bone


Is a yellow bone an animal bone?

Every bone comes from an animal


What rhymes with large dinosaur bone?

Colossal fossil


A fossilized jaw bone would represent what type of fossil?

either: cast fossil petrified fossil imprint fossil trace fossil


I found the first triceratops fossil?

Fossilized remains are commonly found throughout the world. If you suspect you have found the bone of an animal, you should probably notify your local college and see if an archaeologist could take a look at it. If the fossil is part of a larger skeleton, the site could be excavated further by professionals.


What is a Large Dinosaur bone?

its called a fossil


What is a animal with no balk bone?

an animal with no balk bone is caled an invertabrate