What information is available from fossil animals?PROBLEM:
PREDICTION:
EXERCISE 1. Look at the fossils. Try and figure out what type of animal it was (guess) and how it became a fossil. Your teacher will give you some hints.
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Fossil |
Type of animal and fossilization |
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trilobite |
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ammonite |
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shark teeth |
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dinosaur bone |
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crinoid stem |
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irregular echinoderm |
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| sting ray teeth | |
| petrified wood | |
| mollusk fossil | |
| brachiopod | |
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orthoceras |
In how many ways can an organism become a fossil?CONCLUSIONS: