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What is a fossil?

What is a fossil?. https://www.flickr.com/photos/npca/5226399023. What is Paleontology? What is a Paleontologist?. What is the difference between Paleontology and Archaeology?. What is your favorite fossil?. Fossil Activity Instructions. Divide up into groups of 4 or 5

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What is a fossil?

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  1. What is a fossil? https://www.flickr.com/photos/npca/5226399023

  2. What is Paleontology?What is a Paleontologist?

  3. What is the difference betweenPaleontologyandArchaeology?

  4. What is your favorite fossil?

  5. Fossil Activity Instructions • Divide up into groups of 4 or 5 • Spread the fossils on the table • One-by-one, look at each fossil and write down on the handout what kind of fossil it is.

  6. Fossil 1

  7. Fossil 1 Megalodon, 50 feet long lived worldwide 2 to 20 million years ago, including Florida Related to Great White shark that lives today oceanlink.island.net

  8. Fossil 2

  9. Fossil 2 Sea Biscuit Florida, 35 million years old Sea biscuit today lovingcoastalliving.com

  10. Fossil 3

  11. Fossil 3 Fossil sequoia needles and branch, Idaho 10 million years old Sequoia needles today www.fossil-museum.com

  12. Fossil 4

  13. Fossil 4 Turtle shell fragments, Florida, 2 million years old Florida turtle today www.heinphoto.com

  14. Fossil 5

  15. Fossil 5 Fossil horse ankle bone Florida, 18 to 5 million years old Horse today http://www.saawinternational.org

  16. Fossil 6

  17. Fossil 6 Shark back bone Florida 5 to 10 million years old Shark back bone today Bony fish museum.wa.gov.au

  18. Fossil 7

  19. Fossil 7 Lamp shell New York, 300 million years old Lamp shell (brachiopod) today http://ocean.si.edu/ocean-photos/modern-day-brachiopod

  20. Fossil 8

  21. Fossil 8 Shark tooth Florida, 5 million years old Shark jaw and teeth today www.thefossilforum.com

  22. Fossil 9

  23. Fossil 9 Cowry shell Florida, 1 million years old Cowry today www.uncommoncaribbean.com

  24. Fossil 10

  25. Fossil 10 Fossil horse tooth Florida, 5 million years old Modern horse jaw www.myhorsedentist.com

  26. Questions? QUESTIONS?

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