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Fossils

Grade 3 Science Worksheet

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Write the name of each fossil: footprint, fish, shell, fern, ammonite, or trilobite.

  1. Long ago this animal died in a lake, and its bones were pressed into mud that became rock. Name:

  2. This plant fossil has a long stem with small leaflets on both sides. Name:

  3. This small sea animal had a hard shell in three sections, and many have been found in rock. Name:

  4. This sea animal had a coiled shell, and its fossil looks like a spiral in the rock. Name:

  5. The ridged outside of a sea animal can become a fossil. Name:

  6. This fossil shows where an animal walked long ago. Name:

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Fossils

Answer Key - Grade 3 Science Worksheet

Write the name of each fossil: footprint, fish, shell, fern, ammonite, or trilobite.

  1. Long ago this animal died in a lake, and its bones were pressed into mud that became rock. Name: fish

  2. This plant fossil has a long stem with small leaflets on both sides. Name: fern

  3. This small sea animal had a hard shell in three sections, and many have been found in rock. Name: trilobite

  4. This sea animal had a coiled shell, and its fossil looks like a spiral in the rock. Name: ammonite

  5. The ridged outside of a sea animal can become a fossil. Name: shell

  6. This fossil shows where an animal walked long ago. Name: footprint