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How to Make a Fossil
Becoming a fossil is not easy. Most shells or bones decompose or get eaten. This radio broadcast describes how a group of scientists are dropping bags of potential fossils in the ocean to see just what it takes to turn them into stone. The clip is 2 minutes in length.
Intended for grade levels:
  • General public
Type of resource:
  • Audio:
    • Radio broadcast
Subject:
  • Geological Sciences:
    • Paleontology
Technical requirements:
Real Player or Windows Media Player software needed.
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Copyright 2005 American Institute of Physics.
DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-007-642
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: American Institute of Physics