The document summarizes the fossilization process in 3 steps: 1) An animal dies and its bones are buried under sediment. 2) Over decades, the bones decay but leave gaps that are filled with sediment. 3) Millions of years later, erosion exposes the fossilized bones which are collected by paleontologists and displayed in museums.

1. FOSSILS
By Skyler, Eddie, Danielle and
Zachary!!!

2. 1
The animal dies and the water rises and
consumes the dead animal.

3. 2
The flesh gets eaten by smaller creatures.

4. 3
The bones remain lying at the bottom of the
river.

5. 4
The sediment (tiny pieces of sand or stone)
cover the bones.

6. 5
Decades later, the land rises.

7. 6
The bones rot away.

8. 7
Pieces of rock fill in the gaps where the
bones used to be.

9. 8
The bones get exposed to the world.

10. 9
A palaeontologist comes.

11. 10
The palaeontologist finds the fossil (most of
the time this does not happen).

12. 11
He brushes the dust off the fossil.

13. 12
He carefully digs up the fossil.

14. 13
A process called ‘jacketing’ is done.
Jacketing is wrapping plaster around the
fossil to protect it from weather conditions.

15. 14
The palaeontologist makes a map of what
he has found.

16. 15
He transports it to the museum.

17. 16
The museum puts the fossil on display.

18. CREDITS
WRITERS: EDDIE AND SKYLER ZENG
FACTS: EDDIE ZENG
BOOK GIVER: ZACHARY WANG
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