Earth Science Fossils

Three-horned dinosaur

A fossilized track or burrow made by an animal would be called a trace fossil.

What was discovered from the examination of a thigh bone of a "68-million-year-old" T-Rex fossil in 2005?

The hardest and cleanest burning coal is lignite

The type(s) of rock most likely to contain petroleum are

If an Archaeopteryx were found today, it would most likely be classified as a(n)

Amber is a mineralized form of tree sap and may contain invertebrates and even some small vertibrates

The earliest historical record of the use of any fossil fuel was around

Nearly half of the electrical power plants in the United States use this fuel.

Fossil fuels do not include

Who developed the system used today to classify organisms?

A fossil is defined as any remains or trace of a formerly living thing preserved by natural processes.

Fossils often appear "out of order" in the geologic column.

An overwhelming majority of fossils are

It is possible for underground coal seams to burn out of control for years.

Christians should have no involvement in paleontology since its purpose is to promote evolution

What is the name for the study of fossils?

Fossils can be found only in sedimentary rocks

The classification system used for fossils is the same one used for living organisms today.

Natural gas is almost always found along with crude oil or petroleum

Which of these is obtained by drilling?

Squid-like animal with coiled, chambered shell

Which of these would be considered microfossils?

Said to be the link between reptiles and birds

Petrified wood forms by a process called

small extinct marine invertebrate

The "extinct" fossil fish that was found to be still alive

Fossils showing organisms that are in the process of evolving from one form to another are known as

"extinct" fossil fish that was found to be still alive

Methane, ethane, and propane are different forms of