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What Can Trace Fossils Tell Us?

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What Can Trace Fossils Tell Us? Trace fossils provide palaeontologists with evidence of the activities of ancient animals – something body fossils simply can’t do. Trace fossils are formed in place and can therefore tell us about the ancient environment in which the animal lived. Why are trace fossils so important to the fossil record?

What Is A Trace Of An Ancient Organism Preserved In Rock?

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What Is A Trace Of An Ancient Organism Preserved In Rock? Fossils are the preserved remains, or traces of remains, of ancient organisms. Fossils are not the remains of the organism itself! They are rocks. A fossil can preserve an entire organism or just part of one. What is a type of preserved trace? Trace