Fossils

Scientists who study fossils are called

• Geologists
• Paleontologists
• Fossil Scientists
• Meteorologists

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Which layer is oldest?

• A
• W
• G
• Z

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How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?

• 2015 years old
• 3.6 billion years old
• 4.6 billion years old
• 4.6 million years old

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What is a fossil?

• the remains or physical evidence of an organism preserved by geologic processes
• fossils can be preserved in rock, amber, asphalt, or ice
• any naturally preserved evidence of animal activity
• fossil of an organism that lived during a relatively short period of time

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What can NOT become a fossil?

• plants

• animals

• soft body parts

• rocks

What do fossils teach us about?

• Everything we need to know about a plant or animal.

• They teach us about the past and the environment.

• Everything single living thing will become a fossil when it dies.

• That wooly mammoths are not extinct.

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What could you NOT conclude by looking at this dinosaur fossil?

• It has sharp teeth so it probably ate meat.

• It had long legs so it probably ran fast.

• It had a long tail which it probably used for defense.

• It had claws so it was probably a great swimmer.

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Fossils found in different layers of the earth likely came from the same era or time period.

• True

• False

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The deeper the layer the fossil is found, the older the fossil will likely be.

• True

• False

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Extinct means

• A dead animal has become fossilized.

• There is no more of a species left.

• Permineralization has occured within the fossil.

• The fossil has become petrified.

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