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Which statement explains why ammonites are a good example of an index fossil?(1 point)
Responses Ammonites existed long before
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Why were Cynognathus fossils were important to Wegener's theory?
a. they were discovered in the Antarctica and Africa b.they were
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The table below shows the fossils found in various layers of an undisturbed rock:
Fossils In Rock Layers Layer (from top) Fossils
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Tom Kaulitz
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What does the discovery of giant rapid fossils tell scientists about the Mediterranean Sea and changing landforms?
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Elmer has a collection of 300 fossils. Of these, 21%, percent are fossilized snail shells.
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which of the two conditions listed below are usually necessary in order for a fossil to form?
possession of hard parts thick
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Why were Cynognathus fossils were important to Wegener's theory?(1 point)
Responses They were the oldest fossil found at the
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How are scientists able to use fossils of extinct organisms as evidence?
Fossils show exactly how all extinct organisms are
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Which of the following would a scientist studying fossils be most likely to examine?
(1 point) Responses a skull fragment a skull
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Why were Cynognathus fossils were important to Wegener's theory?(1 point)
Responses They were the oldest fossil found at the
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How does the fossil record work?
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Which statement describes the relative age of a fossil that has formed inside a layer rock
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Why were Cynognathus fossils were important to Wegener's theory?(1 point)
Responses They were discovered in Antarctica and
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Why were the fossil remains of Mesosaurus important to Alfred Wegener?(1 point)
Responses They proved that Earth is composed of
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When analyzing fossils, where would the oldest fossils be found in the earth?
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Why were fossil remains of Mesosaurus important to Alfred Wegner?
A. They proved that Mesosaurus is extinct B. They were the
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Geologist discovered fossils of identical spider mites from the same time period but on opposite sides of the ocean from each
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Why would you be able to find fossilized shark teeth near Macon?
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Fossils are still being created today.
True False
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What is Ted Fremd's job title?
biochemist geologist fossilist paleontologist
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Some fossils are impressions of the living thing's hands or feet. What are these types of fossils called?
trace fossils body
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How old are some of the oldest dinosaur fossils?
150 years old 150 million years old 150 billion years old 150,000 years old
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Most living things become fossils when they die.
False True
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Which statement explains why ammonites are a good example of an index fossil? (1 point)
SE TOOLS O Ammonites existed in a small
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Why were the fossil remains of Mesosaurus important to Alfred Wegener?(1 point) Responses They proved that Earth is composed of
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Geologist discovered fossils of identical spider mites from the same time period but on opposite sides of the ocean from each
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Boo <3
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Why were Cynognathus fossils were important to Wegener's theory?(1 point)
Responses They were found on lands now separated by a
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Boo <3
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Read this passage from a news article. Then answer the question that follows. The megalodon was a giant shark. It is extinct
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Study the image of the fossil shown below. How might a scientist use this fossil to learn more about the history of life on
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Why were Cynognathus fossils were important to Wegener's theory?(1 point)
Responses They were discovered in Antarctica and
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Which statement best describes why most individuals organisms never fossilized
• Only organisms that lived in the ocean
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Why were Cynognathus fossils were important to Wegener's theory?(1 point)
Responses They were found on lands now separated by a
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Which best supports the evidence that an asteroid collision may have caused caused the extinction of dinosaurs?(1 point)
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Which can be excluded due to the absence of fossil records?(1 point)
Responses the body of a jellyfish the body of a jellyfish
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Based partially on his comparative studies of the fossils of woolly mammoths and the bones of modern-day elephants, Georges
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Indonesian scientists are reconstructing the largest, most complete skeleton of a giant prehistoric elephant ever found in the
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Title: Comparative Analysis of Algae and Tree Kangaroo Fossils
Abstract: This lab report aims to gather first-hand information on
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Suppose you found a fossil of a clam shell what can you conclude about the once-living organism and how it became a fossil?
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name three examples of a fossil record
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What can fossils tell us about the animal and it's environment
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Suppose you found a fossil of a clam shell what can you conclude about the once-living organism and how it became a fossil?
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Suppose you found a fossil of a clam shell what can you conclude about the once-living organism and how it became a fossil?
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A fossilized leaf contains 21% of its normal amount of carbon 14. How old is the fossil (to the nearest year)? Use 5600 years as
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james
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The 140-million year-old fossil of a tortoise was recently found about 700 meters deep in a coal mine in northeast china.
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kizzi
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The (blank) has given scientists information about past life on Earth.
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Why Devonian could not be considered an index fossils?
How can the occurrence of fossils and their known age ranges be used to
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Jessica
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9. Write a paragraph about the asteroid theory of dinosaur extinction. Be sure to include any geological evidence.
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A fossil for an extinct organism is found in layer B. A fossil for another extinct organism, very similar to the first, is found
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Amie
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What evidence makes scientists believe it is not likely that Mesosaurus swam across an ocean from Africa to South America?
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The cockroach is the oldest winged insect in the world. This insect is almost identical to the way it was some 350 million years
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Jess Karnes
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