Fossil-Crossword

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 4. A very old person (7)
  2. 8. The remains of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated (plural) (7)
  3. 10. Belonging to or existing in times before recorded history (11)
  4. 11. The bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates (plural) (6)

Down

  1. 1. Rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates (plural) (5)
  2. 2. Hard structures in the mouth used for biting and chewing. (5)
  3. 3. Sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles (plural) (5)
  4. 5. A terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal (plural) (10)
  5. 6. Hard piece of stone (plural) (5)
  6. 7. Relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail (plural) (7)
  7. 9. To turn up, loosen, or remove earth (7)