Fossils and the Earth's History

Scientists believe that our planet formed 4,600,000,000 years ago. When do they think the universe formed from the Big Bang?

• 13,800 years ago

• 13,800,000,000 years ago

• 13,800,000 years ago

• 13,800,000,000,000 years ago

We learned more about how the earth's time is organized before spring break. The longest amounts of time on the Earth's Timeline are broken down into ________.

• eons
• periods

• eras

• epochs

Speaking of eons, we are currently living in the Cenozoic Era, which is in the ________ Eon.

• Phanerozoic

• Proterozoic

• Hadean

• Archaean

The solidified remains of living things that used to live on earth are called (a)   .

The oldest fossils can be found at the ________ of the rock layers.

• bottom
• top

• middle

• top and bottom

Which of the following can become fossils?

• shells

• footprints

• insects trapped in amber

• all of the above

Which of the following fossils is possibly all the way from the Precambrian?

• Coprolite

• Ferns and Leaf Fossils

• Amber

• Stromatolite

_____ are scientists who study fossils.

• Biologists

• Geologists

• Archaeologists

• Paleontologists

Speaking of paleontologists, what does the prefix Paleo in Paleontology mean?

• Fossil

• New

• Life

• Ancient

Which of the following fossils are the Ammonites most closely related to?

• Coral

• Sand Dollar and Sea Star

• Turitella

• Nautilus