The Extinction That Never Happened

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What term do paleontologists use to describe organisms that seem to vanish from the fossil record but later reappear?
Zombie taxa
Resurrection taxa
Lazarus taxa
Phoenix taxa
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which period is known for the sudden appearance of diverse animal life, as evidenced by the Burgess Shale?
Triassic
Cambrian
Ordovician
Jurassic
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the initial belief about the creatures found in the Burgess Shale?
They were the first land animals.
They were extinct by the end of the Cambrian.
They were the first mammals.
They were the ancestors of modern birds.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What significant discovery was made in Morocco's Draw Valley in the 1990s?
The first dinosaur fossils
The oldest human remains
Evidence of a Cambrian extinction
Lazarus taxa resembling Burgess Shale creatures
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which fish was thought to be extinct for millions of years until it was found alive in the 1930s?
Megalodon
Coelacanth
Plesiosaur
Dunkleosteus
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why do some organisms not appear in the fossil record despite being alive?
They are too rare to be found.
They are too small to leave fossils.
They live in environments not conducive to fossilization.
They are not made of bone.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the incomplete nature of the fossil record suggest about our understanding of Earth's history?
The past is still full of surprises.
We have discovered all major species.
Fossils are evenly distributed across the globe.
There are no more significant discoveries to be made.
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