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What fossils form from impressions made in soft mud?
Imprint
Describe the four types of fossils?
Types of fossilsUsually the remains of dead plants and animals quickly decay and aredestroyed. When the remains are protected from scavengers andmicro-organisms, however, they can become fossilized.If a carcass is in water and sinks to the bottom, the body can beburied by sediment. Soft parts, such as skin, muscle, or organs decayrapidly and are rarely found as fossils. The hard parts (bones, shells,or teeth) may be altered to become fossilized remains. When waterpenetrates the bones of a dead animal, the water dissolves the calciumcarbonate in the bones. A deposit of another very hard mineral, silica(quartz) remains, turning the bones into a petrified (rock-like) substance.When an organism is buried under many layers of sediment,pressure and heat may build up, leaving a thin film of carbon residueon rock surfaces. The residue forms an outline of the organism. Theoutline is called a carbonaceous film.
Carbon-14 is useful for dating fossils that are what?
Old
Two conditions necessary for fossils to form?
well in your body there are made up of fossils as fossils are formed in hot places and your body is very warm
What are 3 examples of body fossil?
oil coal natural gas
What fossils form from impressions made in soft mud?
Imprint
What are five different type of fossils?
Imprint fossils, Mineralized fossils, frozen fossils, fossils in amber, and cast fossils.
What are the five types of fossils that can be found in rock?
Five types of fossils found in rocks are petrified fossils (minerals replace organic matter), mold fossils (imprint of an organism), cast fossils (mold filled with minerals), carbon films (thin layer of carbon residue), and trace fossils (evidence of organism's activity).
Why are most plant fossils carbon films?
Most plant fossils are carbon films because the organic material in the plant decays, leaving a thin carbon residue that is preserved in the rock. This carbon film provides a detailed imprint of the original plant, making it a valuable record for paleobotanists studying ancient plant species.
Define fossils and explain how fossil are made?
Fossils are depositions of dead animal imprints and/or bones. When an animal or plant dies, its skin rots away, leaving behind the bone or imprint.
What is the difference between a fossil and an imprint?
A fossil is the preserved remains or traces of a once-living organism, while an imprint is a mark or indentation left behind by an organism on a surface. Fossils can include imprints, but not all imprints are considered fossils. Fossils provide more detailed information about the organism's structure and biology, while imprints are more surface-level.
What element are all fossils fuels made up of?
This element is carbon.
Thin film of carbon that preserved a detailed imprint of an organisms?
A carbon film fossil is a thin layer of carbon that forms when organic material decomposes under high pressure and heat, leaving a detailed imprint of the organism's shape and structure. This type of fossilization process can occur when soft tissues are compressed between layers of sediment, resulting in a carbon residue that outlines the original organism's features. Carbon film fossils are important because they can provide valuable information about the morphology and anatomy of ancient organisms.
What are imprint fossils?
They are preserved forms of animal or anything else that was left behind form thousand and thousand of years ago.
What are carbonised fossils?
fossils that have carbon trapped inside of it, i think o-o
How do fossils fuel release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere?
As fossil fuels are made up of Carbon and Hydrogen. This burns in oxygen (in air) to form Carbon dioxide and Water, so the carbon dioxide is released into the air
What is a fossil imprint?
decay
