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.
Fossil |
Type of animal and fossilization |
trilobite |
|
ammonite |
|
shark teeth |
|
dinosaur bone |
|
crinoid stem |
|
irregular echinoderm |
|
sting ray teeth | |
petrified wood | |
mollusk fossil | |
brachiopod | |
orthoceras |
In how many ways can an organism become a fossil?CONCLUSIONS: