Body fossil – The remains of part (or all) of an actual organism. In the kits, the trilobite (2), brachiopod (3 ... in the exact shape of the organism, which is called a mold. This works he same was ...

"Dig your own fossil" kits have been around for ages ... Pour in a layer of mixture into your mold. Add your "fossils," add a layer of mixture. Repeat in layers until you fill your mold.

But paleontologists had to fill in the missing pieces with casts of other T. rex specimens they dug up. Sue’s real skull sits in a separate case on the floor, making it look as if the fossil was ...

Because of this, fossil casts are important because they can help preserve real fossils, said Douglas Wolfe, a freelance paleontologist and co-founder of Zuni Dinosaur Institute For Geosciences who ...

And a tantalizing discovery that emerged during the reporting of the article suggests there may be yet more casts of the fossil gathering dust in archives around the world. The duo stumbled across ...

Discovery Kits are carry-on sized suitcases and contain authentic museum specimens, casts, models, and information on each of the objects included. The kits can be used as a free-standing study unit ...