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Paleontology

Paleontology. Mr. Pearson. Fossil. Information Provided by Fossils. Historical Biology Paleoenvironment Paleoclimate Paleogeography Evidence and Proof for Evolution. Formation of Fossils. Need for Special Circumstances. Kinds of Fossils. Impact of Different Circumstances. Body Fossils.

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Paleontology

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  1. Paleontology Mr. Pearson

  2. Fossil

  3. Information Provided by Fossils • Historical Biology • Paleoenvironment • Paleoclimate • Paleogeography • Evidence and Proof for Evolution

  4. Formation of Fossils • Need for Special Circumstances

  5. Kinds of Fossils • Impact of Different Circumstances

  6. Body Fossils

  7. Trace Fossils

  8. Chemical Fossils

  9. Fossils and Sedimentary Rocks

  10. Types of Fossilization

  11. Whole Organism Fossilized with Little Decay

  12. Amber

  13. Ice

  14. Mummification

  15. Hard Parts Only Fossilized

  16. Skeletons Preserved in Pools of Tar

  17. Petrifaction, Petrifacation, Mineralization

  18. Fossil Forms

  19. Fossil Mold

  20. Fossil Cast

  21. Fossil Imprint

  22. Fossil Distillation

  23. Fossil Dating

  24. Impact of Sedimentary Rocks

  25. Relative Dating

  26. Fossil Record

  27. Absolute Dating

  28. Radioactive Dating • Isotopes

  29. Radioactive Decay

  30. Half Life

  31. Mass Spectrometer

  32. Interpreting the Fossil Record

  33. Correlation

  34. Match Exact Sedimentary Layers from Different Places

  35. Index Fossils

  36. Geologic Time Scale

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