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FOSIL
According to the word(fossil):
A fossil(from Classical Latin fossilis)
is any preserved remains, impression,
or trace of any once living thing from a
past geological age.
Fosilisation :
The process of fossilizing a plant
or animal that existed in some earlier
age; the process of being turned to
stone, and its takes a minimum of 7000
years.
Fossils in paleontology are divided into 2
types, that is :
- Macrofossil
> can be seen with the eyes
(megaskopis)
- Microfossil
> can only be seen using a micro
scope (mikroskopis)
(Macrofossil) (Microfossil)
Terms of being fossilized :
Mold
Cast
3. Cuprolite is a fossil in the form of feces
from animals waste that helps us to know
thw type of food, living place, and the size
of animals.
Trace Organism
1. Track : footprint.
2. Trail: traces of other body
parts such as tail, body, and legs.
3. Burrow (liang) : traces of holes in the
ground, wood, stone or other subtances
made by organisms as a place of refuge
or food.
4. Boring (hole): made by animals to
look for food, cling to or take over,
usually on shells or word.
5. Coprolite: can be round, tube, pellet
like, phosphate chemical composition.
6. Gastrolith : rounded stones, used to
help destroy food in extinct ancient
reptiles
Jejak Fosil / Track
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