10 Interesting Fact About The Fascinating World of Paleontology and Fossils

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• Paleontology is a field of science that studies the history of past life through fossil studies.
• Fossils are everything that is left of organisms that lived in the past.
• Fossils can be in the form of bones, teeth, scales, tails, skin, ribs, or even intact bodies packaged in stones.
• Fossils are formed when dead organisms are covered with a layer of soil or stone, which blocks decay and decomposition.
• The oldest fossils are 3.5 billion years old.
• There are more than 1 million species of animals and plants that have lived on known earth.
• Paleontology can show how animals and plants adapt to climate change throughout the ages.
• Paleontology can also reveal how living organisms are now developing.
• Some fossils are very old, but some are quite young. Some fossils are still hundreds of years old.
• Some fossils can be found in the right location, but some can also be found easily throughout the world.