Animal Evolution in Geologic Time

Scientists chose where units of geologic time began and ended based on the appearance or disappearance of life.

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• false

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Dinosaur fossils are often found in layers of

• sedimentary rock

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

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Fossils of species that existed for short periods and were widespread

• uniformitarianism

• cyanobacteria

• index fossils

Parts of the body that are similar to other species because they have a common ancestor

• fossil record

• homologous structures

• embryology

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This person gets almost all of the credit for developing the theory of evolution:

• Charles Darwin

• Alfred Russel Wallace

• Neil Shubin

• Jennifer Doudna

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How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?

• 2019 years old

• 3.6 billion years old

• 4.6 billion years old

• 4.6 million years old

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What type of event usually marks the end of an Era

• A Mass Extinction

• A Quinceanera

• An earthquake

• A Volcanic Eruption

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The dinosaurs and reptiles were dominant in which Era?

• Precambrian

• Mesozoic

• Paleozoic

• Cenozoic

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fossilized mark that is formed in soft sediment by the movement or actions of an animal.

• Petrified

• Mold

• Cast

• Index

• Trace Fossil

Which type of scientist studies fossils?

• meteorologist

• chemist

• paleontologist

• fossilologist

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