Vocab
What is New Jersey?
one of the 50 United States
What types of tools to Paleontologists use?
hammers, chisels, brushes and other tools
When did New Jersey become a state?
1787
Where is the Fossil Park Museum?
New Jersey
What are fossils?
the remains of animals or plants that lived long ago
What was a mosasaur?
a huge reptile that lived in the sea
What can people learn about at the Fossil Park Museum?
fossils
Name 2 things you can see or do outside at the Fossil Park Museum:
*playground
*nature trails
*watch scientists in the quarry
Nickname for New Jersey:
Garden State
Name 3 places scientists dig for fossils:
cave
mountains
ocean floors
quarries
What can a person find in a quarry?
rocks
minerals
fossils
Where are most fossils found?
in rocks
What does extinct mean?
none of these animals are left on Earth
What is a Dryptosaurus?
a dinosaur that lived on land
What do scientists use the quarry in the Fossil Park Museum for?
research
Name 3 types of fossils scientists have found:
dinosaurs
crocodiles
mosasaurs
sea turtles
What is a quarry?
a big pit in the ground
What is a Paleontologists?
scientists who study the fossils of animals
and plants
Name 3 things you can see or do inside the Fossil Park Museum:
*see fossils
*learn how animals became extinct
*use microscopes
*see living animals
*see presentations about extinct animals
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What was the Late Cretaceous era?
a time period more than 66 million years ago