What Makes a ‘Fossil’ Different from a ‘Bone’?

Fossils are like bones, but they've been changed over time. Imagine a bone that's buried in the ground for thousands of years, it might turn into rock or get covered in minerals, making it look different from regular bones. Fossils help scientists see what animals looked like long ago.

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A dinosaur’s bone becomes a fossil when minerals fill it up like cement filling a broken leg.
Fossils are like time capsules, you can see what animals looked like in the past, just by looking at their bones turned to stone.
A fish bone that stays buried for 10 million years becomes a fossil, helping scientists learn about ancient seas.

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