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How much do you know about Paleontology?

How much do you know about Paleontology?. JOURNAL # 1 What is a fossil? (YOUR DEFINITION). How much do you know about Paleontology?. Pre-Unit Questions Answer the following True/False Questions. True False. We can use carbon dating to identify the age of a dinosaur fossil.

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How much do you know about Paleontology?

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  1. How much do you know about Paleontology? JOURNAL # 1 What is a fossil? (YOUR DEFINITION)

  2. How much do you know about Paleontology? Pre-Unit Questions Answer the following True/False Questions

  3. True False We can use carbon dating to identify the age of a dinosaur fossil.

  4. How much do you know about Paleontology? • FALSE. Although carbon dating is used to date formerly living organisms, dinosaurs are considered far too old to date using carbon-14’s shorter half-life.

  5. True False Many scientists theorize that dinosaurs were wiped out many years ago by some great catastrophe.

  6. How much do you know about Paleontology? • TRUE. Obviously dinosaurs don’t exist today and they seem to disappear suddenly from the fossil record.

  7. True False Fossils take millions of years to form.

  8. How much do you know about Paleontology? TRUE or FALSE? • FALSE. Fossils can form in less than a year depending on the conditions.

  9. True False Through radiometric dating, we can identify the age of dinosaur fossils.

  10. How much do you know about Paleontology? • FALSE. Radiometric dating (except carbon dating) is mostly performed on igneous rocks. Fossils form in sedimentary rock.

  11. True False There are billions of fossils found all over the earth.

  12. How much do you know about Paleontology? • TRUE. There are many fossils buried in the rock all over the planet. Over 99% of them are small marine plants and animals.

  13. True False Dinosaurs are “giant lizards.”

  14. How much do you know about Paleontology? • FALSE. Some were large, but many were not. The term dinosaur, coined in the 1800’s, does mean “terrible lizard,” but the average size of a dinosaur was that of a large dog.

  15. Geology:Paleontology & Geologic Time Created in 2008 by Tim F. Rowbotham

  16. is the study of the origin, history, and structure of the earth. Geology

  17. is the study of prehistoric life, particularly through fossil remains. Paleontology

  18. are the remains, imprints, or traces of prehistoric organisms. Fossils

  19. Requires shelter from scavengers, decay, and physical destruction. Fossil Formation

  20. Most commonly occurs through quick burial by sediment. Is more likely to occur with hard parts such as bone, shells, and teeth. Fossil Formation

  21. Types of Fossils

  22. Permineralized remains Carbon films Molds & Casts Original Remains Trace Fossils Types of Fossils

  23. occur when parts of the original remains are replaced by minerals flowing through ground water. Permineralized Remains This process is called petrification.

  24. Fossil turtle shell Permineralized Remains

  25. Fossil dimetrodon Permineralized Remains

  26. Petrified wood Permineralized Remains

  27. Baby protoceratops Permineralized Remains

  28. Whale fossil Permineralized Remains

  29. Fossil tyrannosaurus Permineralized Remains

  30. occur when pressure from layers of sediment leaves only a thin carbonresidue. Carbon Films

  31. Beech leaf Carbon Films

  32. Ancient salamander Carbon Films

  33. Fossil fish Carbon Films

  34. Formation of fossil shell molds Molds & Casts

  35. are hollow areas left in sediment that show the shape of the original organism. Molds

  36. External mold of shell Molds & Casts

  37. Internal mold of shell Molds & Casts

  38. are copies of the shape of original organism that form from minerals deposited into the mold. Casts

  39. Cast of trilobite Molds & Casts

  40. Formation of fossil shell molds Molds & Casts

  41. including the soft parts of the organism are sometimes found in hardened treeresin, frozenground, or tarpits. Original Remains

  42. Bee encased in amber Original Remains

  43. Scorpion in amber Original Remains

  44. Mammoth hair Original Remains

  45. provide evidence of an organism’s activity. They include footprints, trails, burrows, and excrement. Trace Fossils

  46. Dinosaur tracks Trace Fossils

  47. Fossil trails of climactichnites Trace Fossils

  48. Fossil burrows Trace Fossils

  49. How much do you know about Paleontology? Review Questions

  50. Cast Mold Carbon Film Permineralized remains Which type of fossil is shown to the right?

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