Identify events and patterns in the fossil record
Practice Questions
Middle School Earth and Space Science › Identify events and patterns in the fossil record
A Paleontologist uncovers a bed of fossils in the continental United States. The bed of fossils is full of shells and sea creatures, but the paleontologist is nowhere near the ocean. How is this possible?
The end of an "era" in the geologic time scale is usually marked by what?
Fossils are more easily preserved and thus usually found in what type of rock?
Which of the following would NOT be found in the fossil record?
What is the K-T Boundary?
Scientists have discovered fossils of plant life in Antarctica, but Antarctica is too cold to have grown these tropical plants. Which of the following best explains why fossils of tropical plants were found there?
The image shows a condensed version of the Geologic Time Scale. Prehistoric creatures existed from as far back as 570 million years ago in the Paleozoic Era. Dinosaurs existed during the Mesozoic era from about 240 to 65 million years ago. and human life as we know it takes place during the Cenozoic Era. Based on the information in this image, which of the following statements is FALSE?
The image above shows the rock layers in Zion National Park. Which of the following layers contains the oldest fossils?
Which part of the fossil record best provides evidence in support of Darwin's Theory of Evolution?
An index fossil is a fossil of an organism that only existed for a short time in geologic history. How might these fossils be useful to scientists?