Are preserved remains of plants and animals found in rock, soil, or amber
Paleontology
The study of ancient and prehistoric life through fossils
Trace fossils
Preserved evidences of movement and activity of an organism that lived in the past such as tracks and burrows.
Both vertebrate and invertebrate animals can be preserved and considered as fossils
Fossils are more easily preserved when it is buried in a deep soil strate rather than on sloping grounds, places percolated by groundwater, and exposed above-ground areas.
