Fossils Crossword

A ____ is the opposite of a mold.
Something that an animal did (like a footprint) is a _____ fossil.
A scientist that studies fossils:
_________ - means "turning into stone"...
_____ is made out of tree sap and traps insects.
_________ remains form when all or parts of organisms are prevented from decaying by being trapped in ice, tar or amber.
____ extinction happens when a large amount of organisms become extinct at the same time.
_____ - flowerless plants, found in tropical regions.
_______ - no longer alive.
_____ - the hardened remains or evidence of a plant or animal that once lived on Earth.
When organisms are pressed between layers of sediment that harden, leaving a picture of carbon, it is called carbon ____.
When you use the layers to determine which fossil is older or younger, you are finding its ________ age.
An animal that eats ONLY meat.
An animal that eats ONLY plants.
Living things, such as plants or animals.
_____ - to rot or decompose.
Fossils can be found in ___________ rocks.