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There are many different
types of fossils.

Fossils can be body parts of ancient organisms such as bones, shells, teeth, or plant leaves.

Below is a picture of the articulated skeleton of an ancient amphibian’s body. You can see its skull, forelimbs, pelvis, hindlimbs and part of its vertebral column.

CLICK on the fossil to see a slide show of several other body fossils.

Getting into the Fossil Record What is the Fossil Record?