Fossil Formation and Fossil Record

Traces of dead organisms that have turned into sedimentary rocks

Remains of living organisms that have undergone a process of mineralization (correct)

Imprints left by organisms on sand or sediment

Burrows created by organisms in sedimentary rocks

When rocks transform into fossils over many years due to geologic forces

When organisms are buried in sand or sediment and the layers eventually turn into rock (correct)

When organisms leave imprints on sand or sediment that later harden into rock

Through the creation of burrows in sedimentary rocks by organisms

The exact age of the fossils and organisms

The number of extinct species on Earth

The process of turning sediment into rocks

How species have evolved over time (correct)

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