Fossils

What do you call a scientist that studies fossils?

• Ecologist

• Paleontologist

• Zoologist

• Fossilologist

True or False. All fossils come from dinosaurs.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What provides scientific evidence of past life?

• history books

• timelines

• stories

• fossils

What information can a fossilized plant give scientists?

• what color the plants were long ago
• what kind of animals existed long ago
• what dinosaurs looked like long ago
• what environments were like long ago

A family was hiking on a mountain and found several fossils, including a shark tooth and a clam shell.  How has the area changed?

• It used to warmer.
• It used to be colder.
• It used to be an ocean.
• It used to be a desert.

Which modern organism is most like the prehistoric organism shown in the fossil?

• bat

• bird

• fish

• dragonfly

What can scientists learn by studying fossils?

I.how the Earth's surface has changed over time

II.the appearance of an organism and its structures

III.how species have changed over time

IV.how the Earth's climate has changed over time

• II only

• I, II, III, and IV

• I and IV only

• I, II, and III

The picture below is a fossil of a tooth that may be from a sea creature known as the megalodon.

The megalodon is probably related to the

• penguin

• seal

• shark

Look at the fossil below.

What type of organism did this fossil likely come from?

• a bird

• a fish

• a plant

• a mammal

Which would be an example of a fossil?

• Sedimentary Rock

• Dinosaur Footprint

• Oyster Pearl

• Rotting Log