How many years do it take for a fossil to be a fossil ?
10,000 Years
Layer C
Paleozoic Era Mesozoic Era Cenozoic Era Are examples of what ?
Precambrian
Each Era ends with a what ?
mass extinction
What type of fossil is this
Mold fossil
Buried quickly and Hard body parts like shells or bones is a condition of ?
Fossil to form.
Before
The first named period?
Cambrian period
Name the Mass Extinction
trilobites,marine invertebrates,amphibians
What type of fossil is this
Cast
what is the name of the scientists who studies fossils ?
PALEONTOLOGIST
What is a Fossil record?
A record that documents the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of many life forms throughout history, provides only relative dates, not an absolute scale.
Plants in the PALEOZOIC ERA theres 4
moss,ferns,cone, seed plants at end of era
Examples of Mass extinction ?
impact of asteroid or comet,climatic changes,volcanic activity
what is this
Mollusk-like marine animals
Appeared during the Cambrian (540 to 500 million years ago
Some examples still survive
BRACHIOPODS
What is a Index Fossils useful for ?
A specific fossil used to determine the relative age of a rock layer.
How do you classify an older rock layer?
States that each rock layer is older than the one above it.
Mesozoic Era Organisms
Reptiles,small mammals,birds
a violent & sudden change in a feature of earth
a violent & usually destructive natural event
Catastrophe
a group of hard-shelled animals whose body had three sections
TRILOBITES
something that does not tell the exact age of an object is what ?
Is a Relative age
BONUS ADD 600 name all the traits that help different species survive.
Color,Camouflage,Food gathering methods(beaks & claws)Sensory abilities,Behaviors
What is the name of a ice sheets and glaciers covered parts of earth
Ice Age
Name the consequences in catastrophic.
earthquake, flood, forest fire, hurricane, lightning, tornado, tsunami and volcanic
Which type of fossil was Common during Mesozoic Era
AMMONITES