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cast fossil (Noun). A fossil formed when an animal, plant, or other organism dies, its flesh decays and bones deteriorate due to chemical reactions; minerals gradually enter into the cavity, resulting in a cast, also called a mold fossil, which is in the general form of the original organism.
There is a misconception that fossils are just a bunch of bones that make up an old dinosaur model, but there are many other aspects to be considered when defining a fossil. The most general definition of fossils refers to the remains of an ancient organism or the traces of activity of such an organism.here are two types of fossils-the body fossils and the trace fossils. Body fossils include preserved remains of an organism (i.e. freezing, drying, petrification, permineralization, bacteria and algea).