Connected Continents
What was the supercontinent called?
Pangaea
What tells Scientists about past environments?
fossils tell scientists about past environments on Earth as well as the kinds of organisms that were able to survive in those environments.
What type of climate did Glossopteris grow in?
They grow in cold wet climates.
Whos is Jane Fransis?
a Scientist who explores antartica.
what are fossils?
what is the remains of past life
How did scientists first find out that the continents were once together?
Fossils that were found on different continents that are not near each other now.
is it true that the cold changes the appearance of animals
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUEEEEEE
How did the Brachiopods survive?
Brachiopods survive in highly toxic marine environments.
What fossils did they find in Antarctica?
Fossilized leaves, twigs, and logs.
What is the fossil record?
What is all the fossils that have ever been found?
What is one example of how the continents' shape helped scientists find that continents were once together?
"The eastern coastline of South America is shaped in such a way that it could fit into the western coastline of Africa."
Where were the Mammoth found around the world
Europe, Asia, and North America
How long ago did the Ammonites live in the sea?
460-65 million years ago
How did plants survive in Antartica?
The plants photosynthesized for 24 hours in the summer.
Where do you most commonly find fossils?
What is sedimentary rock?
Where have sea creatures been found after the Earth changed?
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Where did the open grassland spread after the tress died
The Equator
Is the worm tube the only hard part of ancient tubeworm?
True or False
True
What do fossils tell scientists about Earth?
The Earth was once warm./the Earth's continents were once together
What does (MYA) stand for?
What is million years ago?
How were the continents able to move over millions of years?
The movement of the tectonic plates.
how do we know about the existence of extinct Mammoth
From fossils and sedimentary rocks
Why do we study fossils?
We study fossils because Fossils help us understand life's past.
Why did the scientist's darkness plant experiment work?
The plant photosynthesized and held large amounts of food they had gotten during the summer.
What are two examples of fossils found in the fossil record?
Shell, trilobite, horn coral, gastropod, turritella, mollusk, brachiopods, crinoids, etc.