Exploring Texas Fossils Quiz

Which of the following is a common fossil type found in Texas?

• Dinosaur bones

• Trilobites

• Ammonites

• Woolly mammoth tusks

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What does the presence of marine fossils in Texas tell us about its past environment?

• Texas was always a desert

• Texas was once covered by an ocean

• Texas was always a forest

• Texas was a mountain range

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Which plant fossil is commonly found in Texas?

• Ferns

• Palm trees

• Pine cones

• Cactus spines

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What type of fossil is a petrified log?

• Animal fossil

• Plant fossil

• Insect fossil

• Marine fossil

(a)   is a marine fossil often found in Texas.

• Shark teeth
• Bird feathers
• Mammoth bones
• Lizard eggs

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Finding fossilized seashells in Texas indicates that Texas was once (a)  

• There were once volcanoes in Texas
• Texas was once underwater
• Texas was always dry land
• Texas had glaciers

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Which fossil type is NOT commonly found in Texas?

• Ammonites

• Trilobites

• Palm leaves

• Penguin bones

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What is a fossil?

• A living animal

• A type of rock

• The remains or traces of ancient living things

• A kind of plant

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Which of these is a plant fossil found in Texas?

• Petrified wood

• Dinosaur eggs

• Fish bones

• Coral

What does the presence of coral fossils in Texas suggest?

• Texas was once a cold tundra

• Texas was once a tropical sea

• Texas was always a desert

• Texas was a rainforest

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