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Fossils What is a fossil? A fossil is an impression, cast, original material or track of any animal or plant that is preserved in rock after the original organic material is transformed or removed. A fossil may be: an original skeleton or shell; a mold or cast; material that has replaced the once living thing; traces such as footprints or worm tubes What conditions promote fossilization? Hard body parts such as skeletal bones or exoskeletons What conditions promote fossilization? Rapid burial and/or lack of oxygen What are the fossil types? Body fossils – actual parts of an organism, unalt