Coprolites Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is paleontology? -Paleontology is the study of the history of life and its meaning. It is a four-dimensional science (three spatial dimensions plus time) -Paleontology is an eclectic field that draws on many other disciplines, including, but not limited to geology, developmental biology, physics, and chemistry -Paleontologists focus on extinct organisms but we also study extant (present day) ones too What are fossils? -Fossils are preserved remains of organisms from the remote pa...

Genus Triticites Genus Nummulites Brainpower Read More Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:00 / 0:00 Full screen Genus Astraeospongia (calcareous sponge) Genus Hydnoceras (glass sponge) Genus Archimedes Genus Rhombopora Order Dendroidea (benthic graptolites) Order Graptoloidea (planktic graptolites) Genus Favosites Genus Halysites Genus Heliophyllum (horn coral) Genus Hexa...

Intro to Dinos and Paleontology quiz 1-10 2023/2024 update Intro to Dinos and Paleontology quiz 1-10 2023/2024 update 1. Which one of the following is not a type of plate boundary? a. Convex b. Transform c. Divergent d. Convergent 2. Evidence in support of continental drift includes. a. Fit of continental margins. b. Fossil distribution on different continents c. All of the choices are correct. d. Glacial striation patterns 3. Which type of unconformity forms a contact between...

Earth Science Lab Final (Answered) Complete Verified Solution Noncomformity 1) Younger sedimentary rocks on top of older metamorphic or intrusive igneous rocks 2) Imply period of uplift of deeply buried rocks Three types of uncomformities angular uncomformity, disconformity, and noncomformity Radiocarbon dating Using the carbon-14 isotope to date very recent events (Half-life of carbon-14 is only 5,730 years) (Only useful for dating events from historic past and very recent geolog...

9/25/2020 APUS CLE : ERSC181 I002 Sum 20 : Tests & Quizzes 4.0/ 4.0 Points 4.0/ 4.0 Points Week 1 Exam (timed and single access) Return to Assessment List Part 1 of 2 - Rock Forming Minerals 52.0/ 52.0 Points Question 1 of 25 Which subatomic particle is NOT found in the nucleus? A. proton B. neutron C. electron Feedback: 3.1.1 Question 2 of 25 Which of the following is considered to be composed of a mineral? A. coal B. your teeth C. glass (un-ordered atoms) D. lab-grown diamond...

Intro to Dinos and Paleontology quiz 1-10 2023/2024 update Intro to Dinos and Paleontology quiz 1-10 2023/2024 update 1. Which one of the following is not a type of plate boundary? a. Convex b. Transform c. Divergent d. Convergent 2. Evidence in support of continental drift includes. a. Fit of continental margins. b. Fossil distribution on different continents c. All of the choices are correct. d. Glacial striation patterns 3. Which type of unconformity forms a contact between...

Intro to Dinos and Paleontology quiz 1-10 2023/2024 update Intro to Dinos and Paleontology quiz 1-10 2023/2024 update 1. Which one of the following is not a type of plate boundary? a. Convex b. Transform c. Divergent d. Convergent 2. Evidence in support of continental drift includes. a. Fit of continental margins. b. Fossil distribution on different continents c. All of the choices are correct. d. Glacial striation patterns 3. Which type of unconformity forms a contact between...

Intro to Dinos and Paleontology quiz 1-10 2023/2024 update Intro to Dinos and Paleontology quiz 1-10 2023/2024 update 1. Which one of the following is not a type of plate boundary? a. Convex b. Transform c. Divergent d. Convergent 2. Evidence in support of continental drift includes. a. Fit of continental margins. b. Fossil distribution on different continents c. All of the choices are correct. d. Glacial striation patterns 3. Which type of unconformity forms a contact between...

Earth Science Lab Final (Answered) Complete Verified Solution Noncomformity 1) Younger sedimentary rocks on top of older metamorphic or intrusive igneous rocks 2) Imply period of uplift of deeply buried rocks Three types of uncomformities angular uncomformity, disconformity, and noncomformity Radiocarbon dating Using the carbon-14 isotope to date very recent events (Half-life of carbon-14 is only 5,730 years) (Only useful for dating events from historic past and very recent geolog...

What techniques do archaeologists use to study past diet and foodways? correct answers Botanical remains, faunal analysis, coprolites, human remains, tools or vessels, artifact analysis Botanical Remains correct answers -Macro: stems, seeds, and leaf parts -Micro: pollen, phytolith (leaf skeleton, silcas -Flotation: separate soil from plant remains Faunal Analysis correct answers identification and interpretation of animal remains (bones) from an archaeological site Coprolites correct...