Branches of Paleontology
The branch of paleontology that studies plant fossils.
The branch of paleontology that studies plant fossils.
What is Paleobotany?
This ancient fish, thought to be extinct, was found alive in 1938.
What is the Coelacanth?
The most famous Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton.
What is Sue?
The era known as the "age of dinosaurs."
What is the Mesozoic Era?
This dinosaur is known for its three horns and large frill.
What is Triceratops?
The study of ancient climates through geological evidence.
The study of ancient climates through geological evidence.
What is Paleoclimatology?
This "living fossil" is a marine arthropod known for its blue blood.
This "living fossil" is a marine arthropod known for its blue blood.
What is the Horseshoe Crab?
humans have been on earth on the "24 hour clock"
What is 2 seconds
The period known for the emergence of the first land seeded plants.
What is the Devonian Period?
The most famous and iconic large carnivorous dinosaur
What is Tyrannosaurus rex?
The branch of paleontology that deals with the study of fossilized vertebrates.
The branch of paleontology that deals with the study of fossilized vertebrates.
What is Vertebrate Paleontology?
A tree species, often referred to as a living fossil, with fan-shaped leaves.
A tree species, often referred to as a living fossil, with fan-shaped leaves.
What is the Ginkgo?
How old is the Earth?
4.5 billion years old
The name of the period when invertebrates emerged.
What is the Cambrian Period?
This long-necked dinosaur is known as one of the largest creatures to have ever walked the earth
What is Argentinosaurus?
The field focused on the study of fossilized invertebrates.
The field focused on the study of fossilized invertebrates.
What is Invertebrate Paleontology?
This marine mollusk, known for its chambered shell, has remained relatively unchanged for millions of years.
This marine mollusk, known for its chambered shell, has remained relatively unchanged for millions of years.
What is the Nautilus?
How old is life as a whole?
3.7 billion years old
The period known for the rise of the first dinosaurs.
What is the Triassic Period?
This dinosaur is known for the plates along its back and spiked tail.
What is Stegosaurus?
The branch that examines the relationships between ancient organisms and their environments.
The branch that examines the relationships between ancient organisms and their environments.
What is Paleoecology?
This ancient reptile, found in New Zealand, resembles a lizard but belongs to a different order.
This ancient reptile, found in New Zealand, resembles a lizard but belongs to a different order.
What is the Tuatara?
The supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras.
What is Pangaea?
This flying reptile is often mistaken for a dinosaur but is actually a type of pterosaur.
What is Pterodactyl?