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MOULD FOSSIL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-12-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fossil mold
1, record 1, English, fossil%20mold
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fossil mould 2, record 1, English, fossil%20mould
correct, Great Britain
- mold fossil 3, record 1, English, mold%20fossil
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A mold fossil (or fossil mold) is simply this: A living organism such as a plant, seed, fish or mammal, dies and is buried in a sediment of sand, silt or clay. The organism decomposes, but leaves a mold (a negative) of itself. Thus a mold is a faithful representation of the living organism. 3, record 1, English, - fossil%20mold
Record 1, Key term(s)
- mould fossil
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- moule de fossile
1, record 1, French, moule%20de%20fossile
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Réchauffer dans la main un peu de pâte à modeler dont on recouvrira un os ou un coquillage. Peler doucement la pâte à modeler. L'impression qui s'y est formée représente un moule de fossile. Préparer un mélange de plâtre de Paris ayant la consistance du babeurre et le verser dans l'impression en pâte à modeler. Laisser durcir. L'objet formé par le plâtre de Paris représente un moulage de fossile. On peut si on le désire poursuivre l'activité en passant une fine couche de vaseline sur le moulage en plâtre de Paris, l'entourer d'un cylindre de papier de construction et verser dans le cylindre du plâtre de Paris. Lorsque celui-ci a durci, séparer délicatement les deux impressions. La première que l'on a fabriqué représente le moulage de fossile (elle a la même forme que l'organisme d'origine) et la seconde représente le moule de fossile. 1, record 1, French, - moule%20de%20fossile
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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