Fossils & Paleontology
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| I | I | C | T | C | N | I | T | X | E | N | N | D | E |
| S | N | Z | T | I | E | R | A | O | O | I | V | I | X |
| S | O | A | J | S | S | N | N | T | A | R | E | A | C |
| O | P | N | E | M | I | C | E | P | S | P | A | T | A |
| F | L | T | S | M | R | L | E | E | J | T | S | C | V |
| V | A | R | H | T | E | T | D | A | M | O | P | O | A |
| S | S | H | E | K | R | I | O | U | M | O | L | D | T |
| E | T | J | S | B | M | A | S | O | O | F | F | B | I |
| N | E | E | U | E | M | E | T | A | T | E | K | I | O |
| O | R | B | N | P | U | A | R | A | H | H | N | G | N |
| B | H | T | O | M | W | E | I | F | T | U | S | I | Q |
| P | A | L | E | O | N | T | O | L | O | G | I | S | T |
- AMBER
- BONES
- CAST
- ERA
- EXCAVATION
- EXTINCT
- FOOTPRINT
- FOSSIL
- IMPRINT
- MOLD
- MUSEUM
- PALEONTOLOGIST
- PLASTER
- SEDIMENT
- SKELETON
- SPECIMEN
- STRATA
- TOOTH
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How does a living animal turn to stone over millions of years? This puzzle walks through the science of fossils, the rock layers that hold them, and the museum work that follows. It suits classroom lessons and curious kids who want the words behind the bones. Solve it in the browser or print it for a study sheet.
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