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    This document discusses fossils and paleontology. It defines paleontology as the study of past life through fossils, which are remains of organisms preserved through geological processes. Most fossils form when organisms are buried and the sediments harden into rock. Fossils provide evidence of how life has changed over time by revealing past environments and ecosystems. The document describes different types of fossils like petrified fossils, molds and casts, carbon films, trace fossils, and preserved remains in ice or amber.

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    This document discusses fossils and paleontology. It defines paleontology as the study of past life through fossils, which are remains of organisms preserved through geological processes. Most fossils form when organisms are buried and the sediments harden into rock. Fossils provide evidence of how life has changed over time by revealing past environments and ecosystems. The document describes different types of fossils like petrified fossils, molds and casts, carbon films, trace fossils, and preserved remains in ice or amber.

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    Paleontology—The Study of Past Life


    • The history of the Earth would be incomplete
    without knowledge of the organisms that have
    inhabited our planet and the conditions under
    which they lived.

    • The science involved with the study of past life


    is called paleontology.

    • Paleontologists study fossils, which are the


    remains of organisms preserved by geologic
    processes.
    Fossil
     Preserved remains of a past organism
    FORMATION OF
    FOSSILS
     Fossilized- the process of becoming a fossil.
     Fossils are evidence of past life, preserved in
    rock.
     Most fossils form when living things die and
    are buried by sediments.
     The sediments slowly harden into rock and
    preserve the shapes of the organisms.
    The Fossil Record and
    life
     The fossil record is the complete body of
    fossils that shows how species and ecosystems
    change over time.
    What do fossils tell
    us?
     Fossils provide evidence of how
    life has changed over time.
     Fossils help scientists infer how
    Earth’s surface has changed.
     Fossils are clues to what past
    environments were like.
    Types of fossils
     Petrified fossils
     Molds and casts
     Carbon films
     Trace fossils
     Index fossils
     Preserved remains
    Petrified Fossils
     Fossils in which minerals
    replace all or part of an
    organism.
     How does this happen?
     Water rich in dissolved minerals
    seeped into spaces, then
    evaporated, leaving the hardened
    minerals behind.
     Example – petrified wood
    olds and casts
     Most common type of fossil.
     Both copy the shape of the organism.
     A mold is a hollow area of sediment in the shape of
    the organism.
     A cast is a copy of the shape of an organism.
    Consider
    Mold Cast this: Mold
    fossil fossil and cast
    fossils
    can be
    compared
    to a cake
    pan. The
    Carbonization-Carbon Films
     Leaves extremely thin coating of carbon film outline on
    rock.
     How does this happen?
    All organisms are made of carbon.
    When they are buried,
    the materials that make up
    the organism evaporates.
    These gases escape
    leaving carbon behind.
    Trace
    Fossils

     Trace fossils are a fossilized mark that is formed in soft


    sediment by the movement or actions of an animal.
     Examples

     A footprint provides clues about the size and

    behavior, the speed, how many legs it walked on,


    lived alone or with others.
     A trail or burrow can give clues about the size and

    shape of the organism, where it lived, and how it


    obtained food.
    Preserved remains
     Preservation of
    remains with
    little or no
    change.

    Bog
    Mummies
    Preserved remains
     Tar
     The sticky oil that

    seeps from
    Earth’s surface.
    Tar soaks into the
    organisms bones,
    preserving the
    bones from
    decay.
    Preserved remains
     Amber
     The hardened

    resin, or sap, of
    trees. The
    amber seals the
    organism from
    the air
    protecting it
    from decay.
    eserved remains
    Ice
     Ice Fossils are actual flesh remains of
    the organism. They become
    trapped in ice and
    remain frozen until
    they thaw. A good example
    of an ice fossil is a
    Woolly Mammoth,
    which are often
    found in the Arctic.
    NOW- Answer the following
    questions in the margins below
    the notes.
    Observe the fossil at the
    left.
    A. What does it look like?
    B. Where do you think you’d
    find such a fossil?
    Would it surprise you to know that
    fossils similar to this were found
    in the Sahara Desert?
    C. What might you infer about how
    they got there?

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