https://padlet.com/muddulurib0558/quaofm9mkkno Made with a dash of wit en-us 2018-01-09 16:15:39 UTC 2023-03-25 03:29:01 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Xmastree.png muddulurib0558 https://padlet.com/muddulurib0558/quaofm9mkkno/wish/219824101 A fossil is the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock. ]]> 2018-01-09 16:31:03 UTC https://padlet.com/muddulurib0558/quaofm9mkkno/wish/219824101 muddulurib0558 https://padlet.com/muddulurib0558/quaofm9mkkno/wish/219825572 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.]]> 2018-01-09 16:33:10 UTC https://padlet.com/muddulurib0558/quaofm9mkkno/wish/219825572 muddulurib0558 https://padlet.com/muddulurib0558/quaofm9mkkno/wish/219829329 There are 6 main types of fossils. There are petrified fossils, molds, casts, carbon films, trace fossils, and preserved remains.]]> 2018-01-09 16:38:57 UTC https://padlet.com/muddulurib0558/quaofm9mkkno/wish/219829329 muddulurib0558 https://padlet.com/muddulurib0558/quaofm9mkkno/wish/220355418 We would know absolutely nothing about dinosaurs without fossils! ]]> 2018-01-10 19:34:27 UTC https://padlet.com/muddulurib0558/quaofm9mkkno/wish/220355418 muddulurib0558 https://padlet.com/muddulurib0558/quaofm9mkkno/wish/221027133

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).

]]> 2018-01-12 16:18:31 UTC https://padlet.com/muddulurib0558/quaofm9mkkno/wish/221027133 muddulurib0558 https://padlet.com/muddulurib0558/quaofm9mkkno/wish/221028429 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.]]> 2018-01-12 16:21:08 UTC https://padlet.com/muddulurib0558/quaofm9mkkno/wish/221028429 muddulurib0558 https://padlet.com/muddulurib0558/quaofm9mkkno/wish/221029284 Fossils have been found on every continent in the world!]]> 2018-01-12 16:23:01 UTC https://padlet.com/muddulurib0558/quaofm9mkkno/wish/221029284 muddulurib0558 https://padlet.com/muddulurib0558/quaofm9mkkno/wish/221029614 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!]]> 2018-01-12 16:23:42 UTC https://padlet.com/muddulurib0558/quaofm9mkkno/wish/221029614 muddulurib0558 https://padlet.com/muddulurib0558/quaofm9mkkno/wish/221029699 When waste materials from an animal form a fossil, it is called a coprolite.]]> 2018-01-12 16:23:54 UTC https://padlet.com/muddulurib0558/quaofm9mkkno/wish/221029699 muddulurib0558 https://padlet.com/muddulurib0558/quaofm9mkkno/wish/221030022 Scientists have found fossils of dinosaurs with feathers. Weird! ]]> 2018-01-12 16:24:31 UTC https://padlet.com/muddulurib0558/quaofm9mkkno/wish/221030022 muddulurib0558 https://padlet.com/muddulurib0558/quaofm9mkkno/wish/221030232 Paleontologists recently discovered the fossil of a very tiny dinosaur in China. Named the microraptor, this dinosaur was only the size of a crow!]]> 2018-01-12 16:24:59 UTC https://padlet.com/muddulurib0558/quaofm9mkkno/wish/221030232 muddulurib0558 https://padlet.com/muddulurib0558/quaofm9mkkno/wish/221030482 The largest dinosaur scientists have discovered is the Argentinosaurus, which was 110 feet long and lived in—you guessed it—Argentina!]]> 2018-01-12 16:25:30 UTC https://padlet.com/muddulurib0558/quaofm9mkkno/wish/221030482 muddulurib0558 https://padlet.com/muddulurib0558/quaofm9mkkno/wish/221030746 The oldest known fossil is from a blue-green algae that lived in South Africa about 3.2 billion years ago.]]> 2018-01-12 16:26:02 UTC https://padlet.com/muddulurib0558/quaofm9mkkno/wish/221030746 muddulurib0558 https://padlet.com/muddulurib0558/quaofm9mkkno/wish/221031032 There are public places called fossil beds where anyone can go find fossils to collect! ]]> 2018-01-12 16:26:32 UTC https://padlet.com/muddulurib0558/quaofm9mkkno/wish/221031032