fossils

An organism that no longer exists on Earth is called

• Decayed

• Extinct

• Evolved

• Preserved

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The best index fossils have which two traits?

• widespread geographically, long lifespan

• widespread geographically, short lifespan

• specific place, long lifespan

• specific place, short lifespan

How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?

• 2015 years old

• 4.6 billion years old

• 3.6 billion years old

• 3.6 billion years old

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To be considered an index fossil, it had to have lived for a relatively short period of time.

• True

• False

Scientists who study fossils are called

• Paleontologists

• Fossil Scientists

• Geologists

• Meteorologists

What type of fossil is this?

• Mold fossil

• Trace fossil

• Carbon fossil

• Cast fossil

Which is the most recent era of time- the one that we are currently in?

• Cenozoic

• Pre-Cambrian

• Cambrian

• Paleozoic

The era that dinosaurs ruled the Earth's land, air and oceans.

• Pre-Cambrian

• Cenozoic

• Mesozoic

• Paleozoic

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Which is an example of a trace fossil?

• Animal tracks

• burrows

• coprolite

• All of the answers given here.

Which of the following would NOT help an organism become fossilized?

• buried quickly in sediment

• skeleton

• shell

• soft body parts