Fossils
Is quick or slow burial better for fossilization
What is quick burial?
What is Strata
What is layers of sediment formed over millions of years
A timeline of the Earth's history developed by geologists and paleontologists.
What is the geological time scale?
Most of the periods in the geologic time scale are named for these types of events.
What are Catastrophic events? (Asteroid/Meteor hitting the earth, climate change, continents shifting, mass extinction)
Did animals or plants appear first
What is plants?
Where fossils are preserved
What is rock?
Thick strata shows
What is stable environment for a long time
Scientists believe Earth began as a
What is swirling cloud of gas connected to a newly formed sun
Human beings evolved during this geologic era.
What is the cenozoic era?
The Royal Tyrell Museum is named after
What is Joseph Burr Tyrrell
Fossils are most found in what type of rock
What is sedimentary rock?
What type of organisms are less likely to fossilize
What are soft-bodied organisms
Animal remains usually decay before fossilization can occur?
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What is true ?
Large reptiles became abundant during this Era.
What is the Mesozoic Era?
What dinosaur is named after Alberta and brought attention to Alberta rich fossil sites
What is Albertosaurus
If a fossil is found in a layer below another layer, it is likely (older / younger) than the layer above it.
What is older?
Do fossils always have to be body remains
What is no
A Archaeopteryx fossils shows
What is feather-like impressions?
Mammals became abundant during this era.
What is the Cenozoic Era?
What is an Era based on
What is evidence from rock layers and fossils ?
A scientist who studies the history of life on Earth through the fossil record.
What is a paleontologist?
What is the first type of organisms to appear
What is Single-celled organisms?
The approximate age of the Earth based on scientific evidence.
What is 4.6 billion years old?
Land plants appeared during this Era.
What is the paleozoic era?
Fossil discoveries are often incomplete and found as broken fragments.
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What is True