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This diagram illustrates mold and cast formation, two ways that
fossils develop.
potential of leaving multiple fossils if conditions encourage fos-
silization. Fossils of shed skins are an example of a special kind
of fossil called a trace fossil—a remnant left behind by a living
thing.
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