Fossil

Real World Example

Imagine trying to remember the details of a past vacation based only on the souvenirs and photographs you brought home. Just like those mementos help you piece together and relive that trip, fossils act as nature's souvenirs, preserving traces and remains of organisms from long ago to help us reconstruct past ecosystems. Just as your souvenirs and photos are evidence of where you visited and what you experienced, fossils are the geological evidence of life from ancient times, providing snapshots of the Earth's biological history much like your vacation memories do for your personal history.