Fossils and Geologic Time

Scientists who study fossils are called

• Geologists

• Paleontologists

What type of fossil is this?

• Cast

• Mold

Which layer is oldest?

• A

• W

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In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?

• magma rock

• sedimentary rock

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How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?

• 2015 years old

• 4.6 billion years old

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According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?

• A

• C

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Which is the most recent era of time- the one that we are currently in?

• Cenozoic 

• Mesozoic 

The era that dinosaurs ruled the Earth's land, air and oceans.

• Precambrian

• Mesozoic

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Which is an example of a trace fossil?

• animal tracks

• all of the answers given here

What is an example of an index fossil?

• woolly mammoth fossils

• trilobites or ammonites

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