Dinosaur Fossils Worksheet
Explore the world of dinosaur fossils with this Grade 4 science worksheet, covering how fossils form and what they tell us about ancient life.
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Dinosaur Fossils
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1. What is a fossil?
A type of ancient tree
The preserved remains or traces of ancient life
A living dinosaur
A type of rock
2. Which part of a dinosaur is most likely to become a fossil?
Skin
Muscles
Bones
Feathers
3. What is the name of a scientist who studies fossils?
Biologist
Geologist
Paleontologist
Archaeologist
4. Dinosaur fossils are usually found in rock.
5. When an animal dies, its soft parts usually away quickly.
6. A fossilized footprint is an example of a fossil.
7. Look at the image below. What kind of fossil is this?
8. How do scientists learn about dinosaurs from their fossils?
9. All dinosaurs lived at the same time.
True
False
10. Fossils can tell us what dinosaurs ate.
True
False
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
11. The process of forming a fossil is called .
12. Dinosaurs are , meaning they no longer live on Earth.