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11 Cards in this Set
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Fossilization Different way to form a fossil |
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Freezing |
Hard & soft tissue being preserved |
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Mummy |
Drying tissue out |
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Tar Pits |
Keeps light out (Labrea Tar Pits) |
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Amber (Unaltered Presevation) |
Flies get stuck, Usually small
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Carbonization (Distillation) |
Hydrogen, Nitrogen & Oxygen removed but Carbon stays
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Permineralization |
Traditional method Minerals replace organic molecules and become hardened |
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Pompeii |
Burnt Organisms
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Steps |
Dinosaur Dies and Quickly buried Rock and Dirt cover to create pressure Type of dirt, temp, pressure & etc lead to good fossils |
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Isolation & Extracting DNA |
Wash Bone Tissue culture w/ UV light (bone must be shaved and sterile) Grow cells& Incubate |
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Tardigrades |
8 legged aquatic invertebrate
Survive 10 w/o Food & 100 w/o Water Stand extreme heat & cold |
