Fossils Tell of Long Ago
Vocabulary Words
by Aliki



buried
To cover up; hide.
The letter was buried in a pile of papers.
creatures
A living person or animal.
Bears and wolves are creatures of the forest.
fossil
What is left of an animal or plant that lived a long time ago.  Fossils are found in rocks, earth, or clay.
We looked at fossils of dinosaurs in science today.
fresh
Newly made, done, or gathered.
We ate fresh bread with
our meal.
layer
One thickness of something
A layer of dust covered
the table.
millions
1.  One thousand times one thousand; 1,000,000.
2.  Having a very large number.
The sky is filled with
millions
of stars.

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