Fossil day is celebrated on 2nd Wednesday in the month of October.
Before knowing the significance and why do we celebrate fossil day, let us first know about what ‘FOSSIL’ is in
brief.
Simply say fossil is a “Remains
of Ancient Plants and Animals”. But there are huge definitions for the term
Fossil in various perspectives.
Generally, remains traces and
impressions of ancient life, either plant or animal which is preserved in soft
rocks like sedimentary rocks undergoing different types of natural processes is
said to be a Fossil.
The fossil may be bones,
shells, imprints or other organic matter which gets mineralized over millions
of years to attain its property.
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| Ammonite fossil |
WHY DO WE MARK THIS
DAY….
Fossil day is celebrated for many reasons, few among them are,
- People visit museums as they exhibit ancient fossils. So that we can get to know the Earth’s history.
- Workshops are conducted to the students and teach them the fossilization process and also discuss the current trends in it.
- It provides information and awareness to the common people that how far preserving fossils and geological sites is important.
- More importantly as fossils
provide evidence of past climate changes and the environmental conditions, this
leads to discussions about climate changes, which is the present
ongoing life-threatening event.
Fossils are of many types and
various modes of preservation are suggested.
Fossils are used for the study of
ancient history, oil and gas exploration, dating geology layers and many more.
Let us discuss fossil in
detail in the upcoming articles.
“The Impressions We Make Now
Stays Forever”