Geologic History

During which geologic time period was Stylonurus alive and abundant?

• Cambrian

• Jurassic

• Silurian

• Devonian

Trilobite fossils were recently discovered in Himalyan Mountain bedrock. During which geologic period could this bedrock have been formed?

• Neogene

• Cretaceous

• Triassic

• Cambrian

Which important NYS fossil is most likely to be found in the Triassic Age rocks in the Newark Lowlands?

• eurypterid

• mastodont

• coelophysis

• naples tree

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which major mountain building episode is most recent?

• Grenville orogeny

• Taconian orogeny

• Acadian orogeny

• Alleghenian orogeny

How many million years ago was the origin of the Earth and solar system?

• 1600

• 2600

• 3600

• 4600

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

During what period did the Catskill delta form?

• Cambrian

• Ordovician

• Silurian

• Devonian

Sands and clays underlying Long Island and Staten Island were deposited during which ERA?

• Cenozoic

• Mesozoic

• Paleozoic

• Proterozoic

During which time period were Earth's first coral reefs formed?

• Cambrian

• Ordovician

• Silurian

• Devonian

What type of rock do fossils form in?

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Classic

_{Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?}

• F
• E
• B
• A

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4