Index Fossils (NYS)

Index fossil F is called a

• Hexameroceras

• Centrocerus

• Manticocerus

Fossil F is part of what group?

• Trilobite

• Nautiloid

• Graptolite

• Coral

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Fossil F pops up in the rock record as a fossil during which time period?

• Devonian

• Ordovician

• Silurian

• Cambrian

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Fossil F can be found in what area of NY state?

• Adirondacks

• Alleghany Plateau

• Erie-Ontario Lowlands

• Taconic Mountains

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which earth activity was happening when index fossil F first appears in the rock record?

• Iapetus Ocean Formation

• Last continental Ice Sheet

• Pangea breaks up

• Catskill Delta formation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

In which of the following NY cities could I possibly find fossil F?

• NYC

• Elmira

• Oswego

• Watertown

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which index fossil is OLDER than fossil F?

• L

• O

• R

• W

Which index fossil is not about the same as as fossil F?

• C

• N

• Z

• T

Is the family fossil that fossil F is in extinct today?

• Extinct

• Not Extinct

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which of the following happened after fossil F appeared in the rock record?

• First coral reefs

• Earliest insects

• Edicarian Fauna

• Abundant reptiles

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1