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Fossils & Palaeontologists
Understand that fossils are the remains of ancient living things preserved in rock, and that scientists called palaeontologists study fossils to learn about dinosaurs
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What does a palaeontologist do?
Question 2 of 3
Which of these could be a fossil you might find in rock?
Question 3 of 3
Maya discovers a piece of stone that has a dinosaur tooth stuck inside. She wants to know what animal the tooth belonged to and how the animal lived long ago. Which person should she ask to learn about this fossil?
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