Natural Disasters
Natural Disasters
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780078022982
Author: Patrick Leon Abbott
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 18, Problem 1QR
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The term fossil and whether a footprint can be considered as a fossil.

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Answer to Problem 1QR

The term fossil is defined as the evidence of former life. So, footprints can be considered as fossils.

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The naturally preserved remains or traces of plants and animals that lived in the past are known as fossils. The two requirements for an organism to become fossilized are the presence of hard body parts and rapid burial.

Footprints are trace fossils that provide the physical evidence of the life activities of extinct organisms. A footprint is a trail left behind by an ancient organism in mud or clay. For example, the footprints left by dinosaurs are considered fossils.

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