Fossils

Some dinosaur fossils have structures that look like wings. This could mean....

• they lived in water

• they are large

• they could fly

• they ate fish

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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A fossil with fins show that the animal most likely could

• walk

• fly

• move through water

• eat meat

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Fish fossils that are found on land most likely mean

• fish used to live on land

• the fossils moved onto land by something else

• fish were carried onto the land when they were alive

• the land used to be covered by water

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

How deep a fossil is buried give scientists clues about its

• age

• population

• size

• predators

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which animal is most likely a meat eater?

• wooly mammoth- flat teeth

• pterodactyl-long wingspan

• triceratops- leathery skin

• saber-toothed cat- long, sharp teeth

The fossils of a dino were found in the third layer. What do you know about the fossils of the second dino found in the fourth layer of soi;l?

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The remains of something that lived long ago is

• a drought

• a fossil

• a population

• a flood

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Most saber-toothed cats lived

• with the dinosaurs

• in the Ice Age

• before dinosaurs existed

• in the 18th century

Which can help scientists learn about animals from the past?

• fossils

• photos

• rocks

• lakes

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which fossil could be found preserved in amber?

• insect

• wooly mammoth

• saber toothed cat

• dinosaur