Fossils

A DESCRIPTION tells you about a particular object using adjectives.

An adjective is a DESCRIBING WORD.

Circle the adjectives in the labels on the fossils. Then write a paragraph describing each
fossil. Circle all the adjectives in your description. Use a topic sentence.

curved head hard shell spiny FOSSIL A - TRILOBITE

armour _______________________________
multiple _______________________________
eyes
_______________________________
_______________________________
rock from _______________________________
thorax
Cambrian _______________________________
period
(530 million _______________________________
years ago) _______________________________
tail _______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
left lobe central, right lobe
axial lobe
trilobite, meaning three lobes FOSSIL B - AMMONIITE
_______________________________
size up to one hard shell _______________________________
metre in diameter _______________________________
fossil _______________________________
from 240 _______________________________
million
years ago
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
sharp _______________________________
beak-like
jaws _______________________________
coil
extended _______________________________
shape
from shell
_______________________________
squid-like creature lived inside

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