Explain the difference between a body fossil and a trace fossil. Give one example of each.

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Giselle Banks

6 November, 13:14

Explain the difference between a body fossil and a trace fossil. Give one example of each.

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Carlos Owens · Answer 1

Body fossils are exactly what they sound like of the body which includes bones, shell, teeth, skin impression, etc.

Trace fossils are fossils such as footprints, corpolites, etc, which are traces of prehistoric animals