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Chapter 15 Section 4 January 3, 2011 Focus: Anticipation/Reaction Guide ( See following slide) Put responses in CPS Notes: What are fossils? Describe five ways to become a fossil and describe each Name three additional fossil and describe How are fossils used to trace the past? How are fossils used to date rock? Why are ammonites and trilobites index fossils?
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How do we date rocks and fossils? Relative DatingAbsolute Dating- The process of getting the age of an object by determining the number of years it has existed. http://www.eps.mq.edu.au/courses/GEOS2 72/lectures/week01/img010.gif
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Anticipation/Reaction Guide Statements Respond to the statements in your journal. Record whether you agree or disagree with the eight statements mentioned below. Write your responses in your journal. Fossils are only preserved in rocks. Freezing of an organism often keeps it preserved in its original state. Although tracks provide evidence of animal activity, they do not reveal much about the animal that made them. A mold and a cast are the same thing. Fossil records give scientists an extra history of life on Earth. Scientists can learn about changes in the climate just from fossil records. Only a small fraction of the organisms that have existed in Earth's history have been fossilized. To be considered an index fossil, it must be found in rock layers worldwide.
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Fossils How do fossils form? Read p. 446- 447 In rocksIn Amber PetrifactionIn asphalt Frozen
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Fossils – 5 types amber frozen rock petrifacation asphalt
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Fossils the remains or physical evidence of an organism preserved by geological processes
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Fossils Paleontologists study fossils Fossils are the remains of organisms preserved by geologic processes…. These are used to date the age of the rock http://grannevacation.s3.amazonaws.com/2007_summer_plains/20070630_saturday/20070630_mammoth_site _mammoth_fossils_1_640x480.jpg http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/core/4th/4thsciber/fossils/imag es/Fossils.jpg
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Ways to preserve organisms they are buried quickly to avoid decay they have hard parts that don’t decay easily http://www.earthhistory.org.uk/wp-content/crayfish.jpg
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Original remains of organisms can be preserved in Amber Asphalt or tar pits ice Petrifaction
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A mber fossils can be preserved in amber (hardened tree sap) ex. Insects fossils, frogs, lizards http://www.creationscience.com/onlinebook /webpictures/insectinamber.jpg http://www.ntnu.no/ub/scorpion- files/p_ribnitiodamgartensis(fossil).jpg
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Mosquito in amber http://www.scienceclarified.com/images/ue sc_05_img0260.jpg http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/10/08/ gallery/amber_zoom.jpg
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Fossils in Rock When an organism dies, it begins to decay or get eaten! Organisms get buried into sediment and hard parts become resistant to decay. Hard parts preserved but soft tissue decay.
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Fossils can be preserved in asphalt or tar pits http://www.rth.org/tarpits/foslrock.jpg http://skywalker.cochise.edu/well err/fossil/mammal/6mammoth- tar-pits1957.jpg La Brea asphalt in California)
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Frozen fossils http://missinguniversemuseum.com/TN_M AMMOTH.gif http://www.nasmus.co.za/PALAEO/jbotha/Images/frozen%20mammoth2.jpg ice (wooly mammoth) Cold temperatures slow down decay. Frozen fossils are preserved from last ice age. Subfrezzing climates contain no decomposing bacteria.
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Permineralization Petrifaction – minerals replace original tissue http://petrifiedwoodmuseum.org/Images/Pe rmineralization560.jpeg http://www.bone- yard.org/images/ty/petwooda.jpg
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Forms of petrifaction Permineralization– a process in which minerals replace an organisms hared tissues (petrified wood) or bone Replacement- organisms tissue is completely replaced by minerals. ( all wood replaced)
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February 4, 2015 Focus: Write a paragraph to describe the fossils record of your own lives that might be found 65 million years from now.
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Fossils How do fossils form? Read p. 446- 447 In rocksIn Amber PetrifactionIn asphalt Frozen
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Fossils – 5 types amber frozen rock petrifaction asphalt
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What clues do organisms leave behind for paleontologist? Fossil Evidence Trace Fossils Mold Cast
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What clues of organisms are left for paleontologist to interpret the past?
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How are fossils used to date rocks?
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Trace fossils are any naturally preserved evidence of animal activity (footprints, tracks) http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/pciesiel/gly3603c/wood1.j pg&imgrefurl=http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/pciesiel/gly3603c/fossils.html&usg=__2UelulY5N5wH 1Lm0K5SBqJDdueg=&h=313&w=315&sz=34&hl=en&start=14&sig2=r764v9sIscXyIQYhINDK4g &itbs=1&tbnid=QuT1qCnHwgBdiM:&tbnh=116&tbnw=117&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpermineraliz ed%2Bfossils%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den&ei=ZrgqS6_FFJXj8Qa_9qmeBw tell how big organisms are, how fast they move, or if they travel in groups.
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Trace fossils Examples: burrows-made when filled in with sediment and buried quickly. ( clams) Coprolite- fossil in animal dung. tracks dung - corprolite burrows
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mold a mark or cavity made in sedimentary rock by a shell or other body that was buried. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/pciesiel/gly 3603c/wood1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/pciesiel/gly3603c/fossil s.html&usg=__2UelulY5N5wH1Lm0K5SBqJDdueg=&h=313&w=315&sz=34&hl=e n&start=14&sig2=r764v9sIscXyIQYhINDK4g&itbs=1&tbnid=QuT1qCnHwgBdiM:& tbnh=116&tbnw=117&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpermineralized%2Bfossils%26gbv %3D2%26hl%3Den&ei=ZrgqS6_FFJXj8Qa_9qmeBw
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mold http://petrifiedwoodmuseum.org/Images/Ca stMold560.jpeg http://www.geol.umd.edu/~jm erck/nature/specimens/image s/intmold22403.s.jpg
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cast a type of fossil that forms when sediments fill in the mold cavity left by a decomposed organism and becomes a rock. Shows what the outside of the animal looked like. http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/cast- fossils.jpg
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cast http://www.nasmus.co.za/PALAEO/jbotha/I mages/Carbonization2.jpg http://farm1.static.flickr.com/92/230639868 _eff7cb4d45.jpg?v=0
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Carbon film www.clas.ufl.edu/users/pciesiel/gly3603c/wood1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.clas.ufl.edu/ users/pciesiel/gly3603c/fossils.html&usg=__2UelulY5N5wH1Lm0K5SBqJDdueg=&h=3 13&w=315&sz=34&hl=en&start=14&sig2=r764v9sIscXyIQYhINDK4g&itbs=1&tbnid=Q uT1qCnHwgBdiM:&tbnh=116&tbnw=117&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpermineralized%2B fossils%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den&ei=ZrgqS6_FFJXj8Qa_9qmeBw
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Fossil Record The fossil record is incomplete because most organisms never became fossils or have yet to be discovered. Reveal evidence of environmental changes and how organisms changed over time. How are fossils used to interpret the past?
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index fossil a fossil found in the rock layers of only one geologic age. These are used to establish the age of rock layers Examples: Trilobite Ammonite How are fossils used to date rocks?
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Gastropod and Trilobite http://www.maropeng.co.za/images/uploads/fossil_l g.jpg http://www.kgs.ku.edu/Extension/fieldtrips/ guidebooks/NEKS/figs/trip21.jpg
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Ammonite http://fossils.edwardtbabinski.us/ammonoid _fossils.jpg http://www.bible.ca/tracks/rapid-fossils- ammonite.jpg
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Fossilized leaf http://www.learner.org/courses/essential/ea rthspace/images/show2_fossil1.jpg
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What clues do organisms leave behind for paleontologist? Fossil Evidence Trace Fossils Mold Cast
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Directions: Put the events below in the right sequence using the lines provided. 1. The sediment is squeezed and cemented together into rock. 2. The seashell becomes buried in sediment. 3. Other sediments fill the hollow place and harden into rock. 4. A seashell falls into the mud. 5. Someone finds the fossil of a seashell buried in sediment and rock. 6. Holes in the rock let water and air reach the seashell and dissolve it/ leaving behind a hollow place in the rock. January 5, 2011 Sequence Activity
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January 5, 2011 Geologic Time Scale p. 452- 459 How long have geologist studied Earth’s history? Name the sections of time Earth’ history has been divided into from largest to smallest. What do the boundaries between geologic time intervals represent? What is extinction? Explain the causes of mass extinction. What was it due to? Define Glaciation Why do scientist use ice cores? Explain the events of the Paleozic Era, Mesozoic Era, and Cenozoic Era. You may use a tree map to organize your information.
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February 4, 2015 Come in the class,sit quietly, and get your notebook out! Label your notes: Geologic Time Scale 1) AGENDA: TAKE NOTES 2)GUEST SPEAKER: DR.FOSSIL
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Fossil Dig Separate fossils Label Fossils on the paper towel THINK ABOUT IT ! What types of organism formed from these fossils? Where in the world could you find these fossils?
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Geologic Time Scale Homework: How do Fossils Form? Geologic Periods/Fossils Worksheet Study for your chapter 15 test Monday
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Geologic time covers 4.6 billion years One of the best places to study earth history is the Grand Canyon
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Geologic time scale How scientists divide the age of the earth. Eon Era Period Epoch
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Division of Geologic Time Eon largest Hadean, Archean, Proterozoic, Phanerozoic Era second largest contains two or more periods Paleozoic, mesozoic, cenozoic Period third largest periods are divided into epochs Epoch smallest
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Boundary lines Boundaries between geologic time intervals represent shorter intervals in which visible changes took place. Some changes marked by disappearance of index fossils
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extinction They all died out!
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Climate change and Extinction Changes in Earth climate disrupt the environment and cause global cooling or glaciation Global cooling is caused by airbourne ash from volcanic eruptions or debris thrown into the atmosphere by asteriods Glaciation is large amounts of water frozen in ice sheets during global cooling.
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Ice Cores Cylinders of ice drilled to obtain information about trapped atmospheric gases and particles (dust, soot, volcanic ash, chemical compounds) to show atmosphere composition of the past. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Paleoclimatology_Ice Cores/Images/greenland_drilling.jpg http://oceanworld.tamu.edu/resources/oceanography-book/Images/kennedy(2006)-fig.gif
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Phanerozoic Eon Means “visible life” Consist of Paleozoic era Mesozoic era Cenozoic era
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Paleozoic Era Means “Old life” First represented by fossils Lasted from 543- 248 Million years ago Marine life flourished at the beginning Land plants appeared in the middle Amphibians and reptiles live on land at the end Insects were abundant Largest Mass extinction which may be due to changes in seawater circulation.
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Mesozoic Era Means “Age of the Reptile” Began 248 million years ago Reptiles inhabited and dominated land Small mammals appeared and Dinosaurs and bird appeared late in the Mesozoic era Dinosaurs and 15- 20% of the species became extinct at the end of the era Extinction may be due to global climate change.
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Cenozoic Era Means the “age of the mammal” Began 65 million years ago and continues to present day Mammals had to compete with dinosaurs and other animals for food. Mammals can regulate body temperature internally and ablity to bear young inside mothers were unique traits. We are here!!!!!!!
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January 7, 2011 Focus: Name the Epoch, Period, Era and Eon we live in. Bill Nye DVD: Fossils Excavate the Pterosaur Chapter 15 Test Monday !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Answer Phanerozoic Eon, Cenozoic Era, Quartnernary Period, and Holocence Epoch
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January 10, 2011 Focus: Study for the Chapter 15 Test Pick up your CPS remote Finish the Pterosaur Lab Cut out and questions Read Chapter 16 Section 1 and 2 p. 470 – 477 Take notes in your own words
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