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WATCH and LISTEN to the video on how fossils are formed. Do this two times. If you need subtitles, click on 'cc'.
WATCH and LISTEN to the video on how fossils are formed. Do this two times. If you need subtitles, click on 'cc'.
FOSSILS
FOSSILS
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Vocabulary for the fossil reading below.
Vocabulary for the fossil reading below.
fossil - the remains of a plant or animal that lived millions of years ago that is now rock.
fossil - the remains of a plant or animal that lived millions of years ago that is now rock.
prehistoric - a time or time period before history was recorded or written down.
prehistoric - a time or time period before history was recorded or written down.
petrification - the process by which an animal or plant that dies turns into rock ( fossil ).
petrification - the process by which an animal or plant that dies turns into rock ( fossil ).
rot - the breaking down of something organic. Example: An apple rots if it sits a long time, and you don't eat it. It will become soft, change color, smell bad, attract flies, and eventually becomes like water.
rot - the breaking down of something organic. Example: An apple rots if it sits a long time, and you don't eat it. It will become soft, change color, smell bad, attract flies, and eventually becomes like water.
scavenger - an animal that eats or feeds on dead animal or plant matter.
scavenger - an animal that eats or feeds on dead animal or plant matter.
Map of WASHINGTON with Republic, WA highlighted.
Map of WASHINGTON with Republic, WA highlighted.
Tree Fossils - Petrified Wood
Tree Fossils - Petrified Wood
Click on the blue button below to learn about a WA State Park that you can see petrified trees and wood.
Click on the blue button below to learn about a WA State Park that you can see petrified trees and wood.
Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park/Wanapum Recreational Area is a geologic preserve and public recreation area covering 7,124-acre on the western shoreline of the Columbia River's Wanapum Reservoir at Vantage, Washington. ADDRESS: 4511 Huntzinger Rd. Vantage, WA 98950
PETRIFIED WOOD
PETRIFIED WOOD
You can see growth rings in some tree fossils, such as this petrified tree trunk.
Petroglyphs are rock carvings....pictures chipped into the stone with an ancient tool of some kind. Outside the Interpretive Center is a display of Native American petroglyphs.