Fossil Vocabulary Review

To rot or decompose; to break down into smaller parts

A living thing

A mark or depression made by pressure left by an organism

The remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock; preserved remains of animals and plants that lived in the past

A scientist who studies fossils to learn about organisms that lived long ago

To retain characteristics over long periods of time

A 3 dimensional visual of something; a representation of something in nature