Fossil & Stone Museum What Is Fossil?
- Fossil
is the remains of ancient animal and plants, traces o impressions
of living beings from the past geologic ages, or the traces
of their activities.
- Fossil
is originated from the Latin word
"Fossilis" which means "dug up".
- Fossils
are excavated from sedimentary rock layers. Palaeontology
is the branch of biology that studies the forms of life that exited
in former geologic periods, mainly by studying fossils.
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