Fossils Question Marathon

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Never too early to talk about fossils!

Give two examples of transition fossils and identify their significances.

[hippo9]

I might be wrong, but here goes nothing :

1. Genus Tiktaalik which was a fish that had a neck, fins similar to feet, and ears that could hear on land.


2. Genus Velociraptor had teeth and walked like a dinosaur, but had feather like a bird.

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I might be wrong, but here goes nothing :

1. Genus Tiktaalik which was a fish that had a neck, fins similar to feet, and ears that could hear on land.


2. Genus Velociraptor had teeth and walked like a dinosaur, but had feather like a bird.

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Tiktaalik and Archaeopteryx, both of which explained how specific traits evolved and confirmed that fish and land animals/dinosaurs and birds had a common ancestor

Your turn!

[hippo9]

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1. What order of arthropod is this?

2. What is this order also known as?

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1. What order of arthropod is this?

2. What is this order also known as?

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Eurypterida, sea scorpions

[hippo9]

Yep, your turn!

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Describe the conditions for fossilization.

[Things2do]

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The item must be quickly covered by sediments, and then it must be subject to time. [size=3](And maybe heat... But I don't think so.)[/size]

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The item must be quickly covered by sediments, and then it must be subject to time. [size=3](And maybe heat... But I don't think so.)[/size]

A few more conditions