Question

Study the image.

The print of plants on a dark rock.

How does this fossil differ from fossils that have preserved remains?

Which feature does this fossil have that preserved remains do not have?Which part of an organism is preserved in cast and mold fossils?

Answer 1

Answer:

It has carbon residue left by the decaying organism.

Explanation:

The fossil can be defined as the compression of the animal, plant or some organism that was living.

It is compressed by the rocks or or settled in the water bodies in the form of sediments. The fossil residues have some of the carbon left in it.

This carbon is estimated by carbon dating in order to get the age of the fossil.The preserved fossils have carbon residue left which can be used as a source of information.