Fossils are the remains of plants and animals that have been preserved for thousands or even millions of years. Most fossils are formed from the actual remains of living things - bones, shells, and leaves. But they can also be traces such as footprints and droppings. Without fossils, we would never have known that dinosaurs once lived on Earth, or that there used to be lions in North America.

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