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Key Stage 2
Meaning
A fossil is a piece of a dead creature that has turned into rock over millions of years.
About Fossils
- A fossil begins as a creature that dies and falls into mud or sand.
- Over millions of years the mud or sand turns into a rock with the creature trapped inside.
- The creature is replaced by minerals leaving a rock that is the same shape as the creature.
- In animals it is usually only the bone that becomes a fossil.
Key Stage 3
The remains of a dead creature that have been turned into rock over millions of years.