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A cast fossil is used to preserve the hard parts associated with an organism or species. Fossils are most commonly used in regards to dinosaurs.
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What are mold and cast fossils?
A fossil mold is formed by the impression left in rock by the remains of an organism. A cast fossil occurs when the mold is filled in by precipitating minerals.
What do you call a mineralized trace of a living organism preserved in rock?
A trace fossil can be anything from a coprolite (faeces) to a footprint. It is anything which proves the creature's existence without being the actual creature itself. For example, an ammonite shell is proof of its individual existence, but its faeces give us little information about its appearance. A fossil could be a cast, mold, or true form fossil.
Is rocket fuel a fossil fuel?
Yes it is a fossil fuel.
What is a living fossil fuel?
a living fossil fuel.
Which fossil fuels is a soild?
Coal is a solid fossil fuel.
What forms when a fossil mold is filled?
when fossile mould is filled it forms the model of the fossile
What is cast fossil?
it is a fossil copy of an organism filled withsediment or mineral deposits.
Is a cast fossil one kind of carbonized fossil?
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A fossilized jaw bone would represent what type of fossil?
either: cast fossil petrified fossil imprint fossil trace fossil
How is a cast fossil formed?
a Cast fossil is formed when the mold is filled with another material forming a cast.
Can a fossil be a mold cast?
no
What type of fossil is the solid copy of the shape of the organism?
a cast fossil
Show picture of a cast fossil?
cast are sunk in
Which fossil type could contain preserved parts of a organism?
It is called a mold fossil, which can become a cast fossil. After the soft parts of the animal rot away, a cavity remains (the mold fossil) which becomes filled with hardened sand or mud (the cast fossil).
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.
What is more often found - a cast fossil or a mold fossil?
yes it does when the fossil goes into the ground, but not always like when it rains the fossil does not go in the ground fully.
How is a cast formed?
a Cast fossil is formed when the mold is filled with another material forming a cast.
