dead remains of plants and animals in the sedimentary rock strata are known as
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The dead animal or plant remains eventually decay leaving an empty space inside the sedimentary rock. Minerals filter down into this space and harden into rock forming a shape just like the animal or plant. ... The mineral remains are called fossils
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Fossils
Fossils (from Latin fossus, literally "having been dug up") are the mineralized or otherwise preserved remains or traces of animals, plants, and other organisms. The totality of fossils and their placement in fossiliferous (fossil-containing) rock formations and sedimentary layers (strata) is known as the fossil record.
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