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Fossils
Fossils
FOSSILS
FOSSILS
Fossil
Fossil

An
An
organic trace
organic trace
buried by natural processes,
buried by natural processes,
and subsequently permanently
and subsequently permanently
preserved
preserved

Organic trace is used to include skeletal material,


Organic trace is used to include skeletal material,
impressions of organisms, excremental material,
impressions of organisms, excremental material,
tracks, trails, and borings
tracks, trails, and borings

The preservation is considered older than 10000


The preservation is considered older than 10000
years (before Holocene)
years (before Holocene)

Human artifacts are not regarded as fossils


Human artifacts are not regarded as fossils
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FOSSILS
Fossil may be preserved in the following forms
Fossil may be preserved in the following forms

Physically and chemically almost unaltered


Physically and chemically almost unaltered

Physically (structurally) unaltered but chemically


Physically (structurally) unaltered but chemically
altered
altered

Carbonization
Carbonization

Silicification
Silicification

Calcification
Calcification

Pyritization
Pyritization

Hematization
Hematization

Impression
Impression

Mold and cast


Mold and cast

Internal mold and internal cast


Internal mold and internal cast
FOSSILS
FOSSILS
Taxonomy (organism classification)
Taxonomy (organism classification)

Kingdom
Kingdom

Phylum
Phylum

Class
Class

Order
Order

Family
Family

Genus
Genus

Species
Species
There are five Kingdoms There are five Kingdoms
Monera Monera (bacteria, single cell) (bacteria, single cell)
Protista Protista (single to multiple cells, (single to multiple cells,
e.g. e.g. algae) algae)
Fungi (multiple cells, absorb Fungi (multiple cells, absorb
surrounding organic material) surrounding organic material)
Plantae Plantae (plants, photosynthesis, (plants, photosynthesis,
40000 species) 40000 species)
Animalia Animalia (30 phyla, (30 phyla,
2000000 species, 2000000 species,
5% vertebrate, 45000 sp) 5% vertebrate, 45000 sp)
FOSSILS
FOSSILS
Taxonomy (organism classification)
Taxonomy (organism classification)

Kingdom
Kingdom
animalia
animalia

Phylum
Phylum
protozoa
protozoa

Class
Class
foraminifera
foraminifera

Order
Order
sarcodina
sarcodina

Family
Family
globigerinidae
globigerinidae

Genus
Genus
globigerina
globigerina

Species
Species
Globigerina
Globigerina
miocenica
miocenica
FOSSILS
FOSSILS
Gigantosaurus Gigantosaurus
Stegodon Stegodon
Molar of Molar of stegodon stegodon
FOSSILS
FOSSILS
FOSSILS
FOSSILS
FOSSILS
FOSSILS
FOSSILS
FOSSILS
FOSSILS
FOSSILS
FOSSILS
FOSSILS
Larger foraminifera in
Larger foraminifera in
bioclastic
bioclastic
limestone
limestone
Thin section view under microscope Thin section view under microscope
FOSSILS
FOSSILS
FOSSILS
FOSSILS
Why do we study fossils?
Why do we study fossils?

To understand
To understand
paleobiology
paleobiology

To understand
To understand
paleoclimate
paleoclimate

To understand
To understand
paleoenvironment/paleoecology
paleoenvironment/paleoecology

To determine the relative age of rocks (strata)


To determine the relative age of rocks (strata)

To reconstruct the Earth


To reconstruct the Earth

s history
s history
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FOSSILS
Determining the relative age of strata
Determining the relative age of strata
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FOSSILS
Correlation
Correlation
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FOSSILS
Determining
Determining
paleoenvironment
paleoenvironment
From
From
Primata
Primata
to Human
to Human
From
From
Primata
Primata
to Human
to Human
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Tyranosaurus Tyranosaurus Rex Rex

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