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Why are bones and shells most easily fossilised?
Why are bones and shells most easily fossilised?
They are more likely to be preserved in the fossilization process.
Why are soft parts of animals and plants not often found as fossils?
Why are soft parts of animals and plants not often found as fossils?
They rot away when the animal or plant dies.
How do minerals help in creating a fossil copy of a creature?
How do minerals help in creating a fossil copy of a creature?
Minerals fill the space where the animal's body was buried in mud, creating a copy of the creature.
Why are the fossils shown in the text no longer found living anywhere on Earth?
Why are the fossils shown in the text no longer found living anywhere on Earth?
How do layers of rock help palaeontologists estimate the age of fossilized animals or plants?
How do layers of rock help palaeontologists estimate the age of fossilized animals or plants?
What do scientists suggest about the beginning of life on Earth?
What do scientists suggest about the beginning of life on Earth?
When are the earliest fossils dated to?
When are the earliest fossils dated to?
What is adaptation according to some scientists?
What is adaptation according to some scientists?
What is inheritance?
What is inheritance?
What is variation in living things?
What is variation in living things?
