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There are public places called fossil beds where anyone can go find fossils to collect!

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The oldest known fossil is from a blue-green algae that lived in South Africa about 3.2 billion years ago.

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The largest dinosaur scientists have discovered is the Argentinosaurus, which was 110 feet long and lived in—you guessed it—Argentina!

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Paleontologists recently discovered the fossil of a very tiny dinosaur in China. Named the microraptor, this dinosaur was only the size of a crow!

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Scientists have found fossils of dinosaurs with feathers. Weird!

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When waste materials from an animal form a fossil, it is called a coprolite.

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The largest fossil ever discovered is a petrified tree found in Thailand. The tree was more than 237 feet (72 meters) long, and was probably much taller when it was still living!

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Fossils have been found on every continent in the world!

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Paleontology is the study of life that existed in geologic periods many, many years ago is called paleontology. The scientists who study paleontology are called paleontologists, and they mostly use fossils to learn about the past.

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The word fossil comes from the Latin word fossilis, which means, "dug up".  Most fossils are excavated from sedimentary rock layers  (Sedimentary rock is rock that has formed from sediment, like sand, mud, and small pieces of rock).

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We would know absolutely nothing about dinosaurs without fossils!

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There are 6 main types of fossils. There are petrified fossils, molds, casts, carbon films, trace fossils, and preserved remains.

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Fossils can be formed in several ways: Dead animals and plants can be preserved in amber - hardened tree resin - peat bogs, tar pits, or in ice. Casts or impressions, such as foot prints, can be covered by layers of sediments. ... Hard body parts, such as bones, shells and leaves, can be covered by layers of sediments.

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A fossil is the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.