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Relative Age

It is the age of rocks and other geological features compared with other rocks and features nearby

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Superposition

The first principle of relative dating is the undisturbed rock layers; the oldest are on the bottom layer and the youngest are on the top.

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Index fossils

Representation of species that have existed on earth for a short time and inhabited many locations and were abundant.

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body fossils

A part of the original organism that’s been preserved

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trace fossils

Evidence of animal activity’s and are the most common title of fossils can be animal tracks and nest and ETC.

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Mold fossils

when the organism / animal dies and leaves a mold of the fossil it once was.

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Fossil fuels

All the oil, gas and coal was formed from the remains of fossilized plants and animals

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Fossil Record

The sum total of what we know about fossils

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Preserved Remains

Some organisms get preserved in or close to their original state like amber , tar and , ice

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Petrified Fossils

Means turned into rock or fossilized by dying , covered in sediment and minerals replace the bone teeth and shells turning it into rocks

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Carbon film fossils

The thin layer of carbon left behind after the organism decays is a carbon film fossil like plants and animals

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Mold & Cast Fossils

Mold: empty space in rock in the shape of an organism

Cast: filled the mold

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