Fossils: Formation, types and age {Unit with worksheets}

This unit in the form of pdf file and covers everything from what fossils are and how they are formed to the types, its age and examples of fossil, along with vocabulary.
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The following topics are included in this Unit:

1. What is fossil?
2. What do fossils tell us?
3. What is Fossilization or taphonomy
4. How do fossils form?
5. Five main types of fossils in detail with examples:
   Petrified
   Mold and cast
   Carbon films
   Trace
   Preserved remains
6. Where are fossils found?
7. Paleontologist Vs Archeologist
8. Collecting fossils
9. Mummification and premineralization
10. Estimation of the age of fossils:
    Radiometric dating and relative dating
    Index fossils
11. Clue to the past
12. Fossils – The evidence for evolution

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