1. What is a fossil?• A fossil is the preserved remains of a once-living organism.What do fossils tell us?• Fossils give clues about organisms that livedlong ago. They…

1. What is a fossil?• A fossil is the preserved remains of a once-living organism (at least 10,000 yrs. old).• Latin: fossilis (something dug up)What do fossils tell…

1. What is a fossil?• A fossil is the preserved remains of a once-living organism (at least 10,000 yrs. old).• Latin: fossilis (something dug up)What do fossils tell…

1. What is a fossil? •A fossil is the preserved remains of a onceliving organism.What do fossils tell us? •Fossils give clues about organisms that lived long ago. They…

1.What is a fossil?• A fossil is the preserved remains of a once-living organism.What do fossils tell us?• Fossils give clues about organisms that livedlong ago. They…

Slide 18-2.2 Vocabulary 10/21/14 Slide 2 Fossil: the preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past, usually more than 10,000 years ago Slide 3 Fossil…

Slide 1 Slide 2 What is a fossil? Fossils give clues about organisms that lived long ago. They help to show that evolution has occurred. They also provide evidence about…