Fossil Record Melinda M., Devin S., Amber M.

Fossil Record- history of life as documented by fossils

history of life as documented by fossils

Investigators can tell the age of the fossils and compare to others. Age of Fossils

Investigators can tell the age of the fossils and compare to others.

Index Fossil A plant or animal that has the characteristics or qualities of being in a certain time period or era.

A plant or animal that has the characteristics or qualities of being in a certain time period or era.

Extinction The fossil record shows that extinctions have been frequent in the history of life.

The fossil record shows that extinctions have been frequent in the history of life.

Paleontology Paleontology is the branch of science devoted to the understanding of past life as revealed by the fossil record.

Paleontology is the branch of science devoted to the understanding of past life as revealed by the fossil record.

Transitional Fossils Shows how species change over time or how species change from the modern animal. Charles Lyell

Shows how species change over time or how species change from the modern animal.

Charles Lyell

Fossil Record shows changes in life through almost any sequence of sedimentary rock layers. Starfish to Fish Fish to Frog Frog to Lizard Lizard to Rabbit Dinosaur to Ostrich

Fossil Record shows changes in life through almost any sequence of sedimentary rock layers.

Buried plants and animal remains become fossils within sedimentary layers.

Buried plants and animal remains become fossils within sedimentary layers.

Biostratigraphy Study of the sequence of the fossils in rocks.

Study of the sequence of the fossils in rocks.

Evidence Finding fossils with changes from the oldest (deepest) to the newest sedimentary layers (shallowest), shows evolution. Aerosteon Riocoloradensis

Finding fossils with changes from the oldest (deepest) to the newest sedimentary layers (shallowest), shows evolution.

Aerosteon Riocoloradensis

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