Let’s think about what a fossil is. A fossil is what’s left of a plant or animal after it has been buried for a very long time — like bones, shells, footprints, or even impressions in rock.
Now, let’s look at each living thing and imagine what its fossil might look like:
1.
Snail
Snails have hard shells. When they die, the soft body disappears, but the shell can turn into a fossil. So the fossil would probably be just the spiral shell — maybe flattened or turned to stone.
2.
Dinosaur (small one shown)
Dinosaurs had bones. Their fossils are usually skeletons or parts of bones. Since this dinosaur is small and cartoonish, we can draw its skeleton — ribs, spine, legs, tail — all as bones.
3.
Bird
Birds have light bones and feathers. Feathers don’t fossilize often, but sometimes their impression does. More commonly, bird fossils are bones — especially if they’re from ancient birds. We could draw a simple bone structure or an outline with feather impressions.
4.
Leaf (plant)
Plants don’t have bones. But when leaves fall and get buried, they can leave an imprint in mud that turns to rock. So the fossil would look like a flat, dark shape of the leaf — maybe with veins showing.
We’re not drawing real science-perfect fossils — just what we *think* they might look like based on what we know.
Final Answer:
For each box, draw:
- Snail → Spiral shell only (no body)
- Dinosaur → Skeleton (bones of head, body, legs, tail)
- Bird → Simple bone outline or silhouette with feather lines
- Leaf → Flat imprint of the leaf with vein details
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