Lab 6 - Paleo 1
These are naturally preserved remains or traces of animals/plants that lived in the geologic past
Fossils
These types of fossils are helpful for dating and correlating rock ages
Index fossils
This is an example of what behavioral analysis can tell us in regard to dinosaur footprints
gender, age, health, diet, herd/solitary
Fossils in the Paleozoic represent this type of environment
Marine
The unofficial mascot of Ole Miss
Juice Kiffin
Most fossils are found in this type of rock (I/S/M)
BONUS 100 pts: explain why
Sedimentary
This term refers to animals that live in association with others (like groups) rather than individual
Colonial
Dinosaur track names are created based on this
Morphology
This is the era that crinoid fossils are found in
Paleozoic era
This was the mascot before the land shark, not Colonel Reb
Bear
This type of fossil provides indirect evidence of an organism OR evidence of activity of past life
Trace Fossil
This is the name of one of the 4 types of symmetry talked about in class
Bonus 100 pts: define the symmetry and give an example
Pentameral (starfish), Bilateral (butterfly), Radial (Pizza), Coiled (fossil)
Name one of the dinosaurs we talked about in lab
Theropod, Sauropod, Ornithopod, or Ceratopsian
What is the most common fossil found in Mississippi?
Crinoids
This is the year Ole Miss was founded
1848
What would be an example of a body fossil?
Leaf, Bone, Shell, Teeth
This is the name for the classification system used with biological organisms - terms include Phylum, Genus, and Species
Linnaean Classification
When referencing tracks, this prefix is used before the term from the Linnean classification system, like __genus or __species - also called __taxonomy
Ichno-
In the Mesozoic, this period is the only one where you will see vertebrate fossils
Cretaceous
Track length (T): 2.45 ft
Dimensionless Speed (D): 0.321
Relative Stride (R): 1.102
Calculate MPH
4.33 MPH
This type of preservation is defined as "minerals precipitate into the open spaces of hard parts"
Permineralization
This is the name of the period we are currently in on the geologic time scale
Quaternary
This is how you measure track length in lab
heel to toe of one foot
This county is the only place on Earth's surface where you can find Paleozoic rocks
Tishomingo County
How old is the Ole Miss Engineering Department?
125 years (founded in 1900)