Geological Time Unit 2 Test /44 Multiple choice: Choose the best answer for each question /13 According to Earth scientists‚ how old is the Earth? 4.6 million years 3.5 million years 4.6 billion years 3.5 billion years When did oxygen first form in the atmosphere according to Earth scientists? 4.6 billion years ago 3.5 billion years ago 2 billion years ago 1 billion years ago Which life form came first according to the Geological Time Scale
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Academy in Stuttgart in his late teens‚ and then moved to Paris. In Paris‚ Cuvier was elected a member of the Academy of Sciences at L’institut de France‚ where he was introduced to his peers by presenting a paper comparing the anatomy of modern and fossil elephants. He clearly separated African elephants‚ Asian elephants‚ and mastodons as distinct species. Then he presented a similar work on modern and extinct sloths. These two works were important in defining the concept of extinction. Indeed‚ it
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years ago to explore the major events of the Paleozoic era. Once I reached the Paleozoic era‚ I looked around and saw all of the water. Eventually‚ I went to find the trilobites to get a sample of them so I could prove heir existence. Trilobites are fossil gatherings of terminated marine arthropods that shape the class Trilobita. Trilobites shape one of the soonest known groups of Arthropods. Arthropods are described as Crabs‚ lobsters‚ arachnids‚ centipedes‚ and millipedes—these animals all fit in
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human activity in present environments: • The knowledge gained from palaeontology (fossils) and the study of past environments can help us to understand present day ecosystems • This knowledge can be used to predict and determine the future for Australia’s plants and animals • Palaeobiologists gain knowledge about the long term changes that have occurred in ecosystems over millions of years. At Riversleigh‚ fossils are being used to see how Australia’s biota evolved • The extinction of mega fauna
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paleontology work in 2004 they found sedimentary rocks in Pennsylvania and on the east coast of Greenland‚ but their most successful rock was found in the Artic of Canada. 2. The fossil Tiktaalik has a flat head with eyes on top‚ it is similar to an alligator. Tiktaalik also looks like a fish because of the scales and fins. This fossil confirms prediction because the fish contains a part of us. 3. Neil Shubin thinks that Tiktaalik says something about our own bodies‚ because of the neck. In Tiktaalik “the
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that the fossils were of a giant lizard-like animal which he named Megalosaurus bucklandii. Geologist James Parkinson decided that the creature “should be called ’Megalosaurus (Megalos‚ great; saurus‚ a lizard)’ (Delair and Sarjeant‚ 2002‚ p. 192)”. The discovery took the science world by storm. Other scientists‚ like Georges Cuvier‚ soon identified their own fossils as new species of animals similar to the Megalosaurus and the Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London where Buckland
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through 8 are based on the Lab Exercise‚ Step 3. 4. Record your answer to Lab Exercise‚ Step 3‚ Question 14. How long ago were the fossils found in Layer A formed? A. 65.5–145.5 mya B. 201.6–145.5 mya C. 251–201.6 mya D. 299–251 mya Answer Key: B Question 5 of 31 3.0/ 3.0 Points During what period were the fossils in Layer A formed? A. Cretaceous Period B. Triassic Period C. Jurassic Period D. Cambrian Period
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Reservoir Geoscience Dr Essam Mansour Ahmed Associated professor Geoscience & Petroleum Engineering Department Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS Bandar Seri Iskandar‚ 31750 Tronoh‚ Perak Darul Ridzuan‚ Malaysia D/L:605-368 7290 Email: essam.mansour@petronas.com.my 14-03-35 Learning Outcomes Students should be able to : Interpret the Depositional Environment of sedimentary rocks Analyze petrophysical properties and subsurface facies from log and seismic Interpret Reservoir
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found it to be fascinating that not only was the Basilasourus a sea creature‚ but also closely related to the Killer Whale of today. Not only was I unaware of those facts‚ but I also had no clue that the state fossil of Alabama was the Basilasourus‚ or that the state even had an official fossil. After learning about the “King of the Lizards”‚ I definitely expect myself to research more on this creature‚ due to the fact that I found it so interesting. As our tour continued‚ our next stop was the Dr
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Paleontologists are clearing the gap one discovery at a time. With the amazing feats they’ve accomplished‚ all corners of the Earth’s land will soon be completely discovered. Paleontology‚ the overall study of prehistoric life which includes the study of fossils to determine organisms’ evolution and interactions with each other and their environments‚ relates closely with other sciences. It doesn’t conduct experiments to observe objects rather than explaining causes of why such things happen. It’s been documented
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