Fossils and Dinosaurs

Sorting things into groups based on ways things are alike is called

• classifying

• adaptation

• fossilizing

• stupifying

Remains or traces of a living thing from the past.

• terabyte

• adaptation

• fossil

• vertebrate

An animal that has a backbone is called a

• Mullusk

• Vertebrate

• Reptile

• Amphibian

An animal that only eats plants

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

• Tyrannasaurus

• Herbivore

An animal that lived on land between 225 and 65 million years ago.

• Dinosaur

• Ringed Tail Cat

• Large Footed Elephant

• Flyosaurus

Something that is no longer living anywhere on earth is

• Abstract

• Extinct

• Nullified

• Left behind

The scientist who studies the history of life on Earth.

• Geologist

• Pharmacist

• Paleontologist

• Psychologist

A mark made by pressing an object into a soft surface.

• Imprint

• Mineral

• Watermark

• Face plant

Feature or behavior that helps an organism survive in its environment.

• Big Claws

• Sharp teeth

• Warm fur

• Adaptation

Everything that scientists have learned about dinosaurs comes from ______________.

• fossils

• written records

• scale models

• time lines