I think that this would be classified as a
Original Remains fossil. I think this because that is typically the kind of fossil shells become. Also, usually what happens with this type of fossil is that circulating ground water (with shells this would mean ocean water) removes the original organic material of the shell, completely replacing it with mineral, resulting in an exact copy of the shells.
I think that this fossil would be classified as a
Original Remains fossil. I think this because the insect was encased by the resin while it oozed down the tree and preserved when the resin hardened into amber.
I think that this would be classified as a Original Remains fossil. I think this because that is typically the kind of fossil shells become. Also, usually what happens with this type of fossil is that circulating ground water (with shells this would mean ocean water) removes the original organic material of the shell, completely replacing it with mineral, resulting in an exact copy of the shells.
I think that this fossil would be classified as a Original Remains fossil. I think this because the insect was encased by the resin while it oozed down the tree and preserved when the resin hardened into amber.
Your description of the 1st fossil is that of replaced remains, although you've named it as original remains.
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