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Dinosaur footprints are called trace fossils because they show evidence of animal activity. Worm holes and burrows can also be fossilized, falling into the 'trace fossil' category.

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If a bird leaves a footprint in the mud the mud hardens what kind of fossil is this?

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What kind of fossil have been discovered besides dinosaurs?

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A footprint of an extinct dinosaur is an example of a fossil?

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The footprint of a dinosaur are an example of what type of fossil?

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How does a dinosaurs foot print becomes a fossil?

dinosaurs weighed so much that when they made footprints the sand beneith them all turned into stone, i have read that a really heavy elephant in africa has stepped on sand and turned the sand under its footprint turn into sand!!


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Is an animal footprint found is solid rock a mold fossil?

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