Fossil Basics
This is the process by which remains of living things are preserved in rock ?
Fossilization
These marine animals with coiled shells are common fossils in the Escarpment ?
Ammonites
These are the best tools to gently remove fossils from soft rock ?
Soft brushes, Dental picks, and small needles
Fossils are most commonly found in this type of rock ?
Sedimentary rock
This extinct marine creature, resembling a horseshoe crab, is a signature fossil of the region ?
Trilobite
You should always do this before collecting fossils on private land ?
Always get permission from the landowner
The study of fossils is known by this scientific name ?
Paleontology
These colonial marine animals, often mistaken for plants, are common in Silurian rocks ?
Bryozoans
This Ontario conservation area is a popular site for fossil hunting along the Escarpment ?
Devil’s Coulee Conservation Area
This term describes a fossil that is used to define and identify a particular time period ?
Index fossil
This extinct group of armoured fish lived during the Devonian period ?
Placoderms
Fossils are often found in this type of rock layer, where erosion has exposed them ?
Sedimentary rock
These are the two main types of fossils: body fossils and this type, which includes footprints and burrows ?
Trace fossils
These ancient coral reefs, now fossilized, are evidence of warm shallow seas in the region ?
Stromatolites or fossil coral reefs
This law protects significant fossil sites in Ontario from unauthorized collection ?
Ontario Heritage Act