GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Fossils are the preserved remains or traces of animals, plants and other organisms from the remote past. Fossils of sea organisms that no longer exist are sometimes found in high mountain areas.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fossils (from Latin fossus, literally “having been dug up") are the preserved remains or traces of animals, plants, and other organisms from the remote past.

Detailed explanation-3: -Fossils are the preserved remains, or traces of remains, of ancient organisms.

Detailed explanation-4: -Paleontology: Paleontologists Study Fossils.

Detailed explanation-5: -Microfossils are the remains of tiny animals and plants found in rocks and sediment. They are very small and can be measured in millimetres (most are smaller than a pinhead). Scientists use microscopes to study them.