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Give students a general introduction to what fossils are and how they give clues to the past with these PowerPoint slides.

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Eyewitness: Fossil
Eyewitness: Fossil
By Paul Taylor

Stunning real-life photographs of the spectacular remains of ancient lives offer a unique "eyewitness" view of what fossils are, how they were formed, and how they lived millions of years ago.

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