Paleontology

Father of paleontology

• Thomas moore

• William smith

• George Cuvier

• Charles Darwin

Steinkarns are

• Stone age weapons

• Internal mould

• External mould

• Cast

Study of fossil spores and pollens

• Paleobotany

• Paleoecology

• Paleosporology

• Palynology

The principal of original horizontality states that ________

• most rocks in the Earth's crust are layered horizontally

• igneous rocks form essentially horizontal layers

• metamorphic gradients are essentially horizontal before deformation

• sediments are deposited as essentially horizontal layers

An undeformed sedimentary layer is __________ than the layer above and _______ than the layer below

• younger ---younger

• younger --- older

• older --- younger

• older --- older

Fossils are most common in which rock types?

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

• all of these commonly contain fossils

The study of faunal succession allows ___________

• matching of similarly-aged rocks from different outcrops

• absolute dating of fossil-bearing strata

• recognition of the kings of the beasts in past times

• the study of habits of extinct mammals

Which layer is OLDER? Fault E or Intrusion D?

• Fault E

• Intrusion D

What geologic principle(or law) is best displayed here?

• Superposition

• Original horizontality

• Cross-cutting relationships

• Unconformities

What kind of fossil is this?

• Mold Fossil

• Cast Fossil

• True Form Fossil

• Trace Fossil