QUICK CHECK - Relative Ages of Fossils

Which fossil is the oldest? Use the information in the picture. (a)  

• Fish
• Reptile
• Bird
• Dinosaur
• Whale

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which fossil is the youngest? Use the information in the picture. (a)  

• Whale
• Reptile
• Bird
• Dinosaur
• Fish

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which creature was the first to go extinct? Use the information in the picture. (a)  

• Fish
• Reptile
• Bird
• Dinosaur
• Whale

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which strata is the oldest? Use the information in the picture.

• black sand

• red sand

• brown (tan) sand

• all layers are the same age

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which strata is the youngest? Use the information in the picture.

• black sand

• red sand

• brown (tan) sand

• all layers are the same age

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Why are trilobite fossils found in the bottom layer? Use the information in the picture.

• Trilobites are the most recent organism to have existed and went extinct a million years ago.

• Trilobites still exist today.

• Trilobites went extinct hundreds of millions of years ago.

• Trilobites never existed.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What would it mean if shark teeth were found in every layer? Use the information in the picture.

• Sharks only exist today.

• Sharks existed over a long period of time but do not exist today.

• Sharks existed over a long period of time and still exist today.

• Sharks do not exist today.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Order the age of the following fossils from OLDEST to YOUNGEST: Crinoid Stem, Coral, Bivalve, Trilobite. Use the information in the picture.

• Trilobite, Coral, Bivalve, Crinoid Stem

• Coral, Trilobite, Crinoid Stem, Bivalve

• Trilobite, Bivalve, Crinoid Stem, Coral

• Trilobite, Coral, Crinoid Stem, Bivalve

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Order the age of the following fossils from OLDEST to YOUNGEST: Bone(dinosaur), Mollusk-Gastropod, Brachiopod, Tooth(shark). Use the information in the picture.

• Tooth(shark), Brachiopod, Mollusk-Gastropod, Bone(dinosaur)

• Mollusk-Gastropod, Bone(dinosaur), Tooth(shark), Brachiopod

• Brachiopod, Mollusk-Gastropod, Bone(dinosaur), Tooth(shark)

• Brachiopod, Mollusk-Gastropod, Tooth(shark), Bone(dinosaur)

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which fossil is the youngest? Determine the fossil that is the most recent organism to have existed. Use the Key to identify fossil types.

• Bird

• Plant

• Ammonite

• Mammal

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4