Fossil Vocabulary Words

Which word describes something that is no longer living?

Which word descirbes an extinct reptile?

Which word describes a living plant or animal?

Which word describes rocks made by little pieces of rock, mud and sand compacted into layers?

Which word means belonging to a period of time before recorded history?

Which word describes something made by pressure, such as a mark, stamp, or footprint?

Which word means to keep from harm or change?

Which word describes the kind of weather in a particular area?

Which word describes an extinct marine or water fossil?

Which word describes an organsim's hard parts being dissolved and replaced by minerals?

What is a natural, solid material?

Which word describes the loss of an entire type of organism?

Which word describes the hardened remains, mark or trace of a once living plant or animal?

Which word is another name for surroundings?

Which word describes a very hot and moist climate?