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Fossils Definition:

  • Fossils are the remains or traces of organisms from the past.

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Fossils Notes:

A fossil is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserved in amber, hair, petrified wood, oil, coal, and DNA remnants. Fossils of animals, plants, or protists occur in sedimentary rock.

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