Determine if the following statement is true or false. Most fossils are created in sedimentary rock when an organism falls into a body of water and dies, and is then covered by sediment; the dead organism is buried and decays, leaving its hard parts such as bones, teeth, or shells behind.
Most fossils are formed in water. So, for a fossil to form, an organism must die and fall to the bottom of a lake or ocean. Layers of sediment then cover the organism. Eventually, over millions of years, the layers of sediment become rock and preserve the shape of the organism.
