Fossils in Texas Review

Which of these is an extinct animal whose fossils have been found in Texas?

• Coyote

• Alligator

• Eagle

• Woolly Mammoth

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How do fossils form?

• Scientists make them in a lab.

• Animals turn into rock over night.

• Organisms are buried under sediment and preserved over time.

• Bones turn into metal.

What can plant fossils tell us about past environments?

• The type of climate that existed

• what dinosaurs ate

• Where meteorites landed

• How tall trees can grow today

Which fossil suggests that Texas was once a shallow sea?

• Sabertooth tiger bones

• Pine tree fossils

• T rex teeth

• Ammonites

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What is a paleontologist?

• Scientist who studies the stars

• Scientist who studies the weather

• Scientist who studies fossils

• Scientist who studies volcanoes

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What part of an organism is most likely to become a fossil?

• bones and shells

• soft tissue

• fur and skin

• eyes and muscles

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Which of these is a common fossil found in Texas?

• Polar bear teeth

• Modern bird feathers

• Mammoth bones

• Kangaroo fossils

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What does finding a fish fossil in Texas tell us?

• fish can live in the desert

• Texas was once covered by an ocean

• The fossil was placed there by humans

• fish used to walk on land

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How do fossils help scientists?

• they show what the future will look like

• they help scientists build new animals

• they only tell us about dinosaurs

• they tell us about ancient organisms and environments

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What are fossils?

• living dinosaurs

• the preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms

• type of plant

• pieces of modern rock

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