Texas Science Chapter 9: Lesson 4 Texas Fossils

What is a fossil?

• A living animal

• A type of rock

• Remains or prints of a living thing from the past

• A type of plant

Which of the following animals is NOT found in Texas today?

• Armadillo

• Alligator

• Dinosaur

• Rabbit

What can fossils tell us about ancient animals?

• Their favorite color

• The kind of food they ate

• Their names

• How they communicated

What type of environment did Texas have millions of years ago?

• A desert

• A rainforest

• A shallow sea

• A mountain range

What are trilobites?

• Dinosaurs

• Squid-like animals

• Animals that lived in shallow water and looked like crabs

• Large mammals

How old are the ammonite fossils found in Northern Texas estimated to be?

• 10 million years old

• 75 million years old

• 100 million years old

• 200 million years old

What did mammoths in Texas eat?

• Fish

• Grass

• Insects

• Other mammals

How tall could mammoths grow?

• 5 feet

• 10 feet

• 14 feet

• 20 feet

What is the significance of fossil footprints?

• They show the color of the animal

• They show the size of the animal's ears

• They show whether an animal walked on two legs or four legs

• They show the animal's diet

What is the main reason fossils are important?

• They are pretty to look at

• They are used as jewelry

• They provide evidence of ancient life

• They are used to build houses