Fossils Flashcards
Loose sedimentary fossil bones and shells
Petrified fossils
Name the fossil traps
Amber, asphalt traps, and ice.
Area of science that studies fossils
Paleontology
fossils that seem to appear reliably in their proper sequence across the world
Index fossils
fossils of animals or plants in the process of evolving into other animals
Transitional forms
Transitional forms are also more commonly referred to as?
Missing links
Is an organic sedimentary rock
Coal
What are the three types of coal and percentages of carbon.
Lignite 30%, bituminous 70%, and anthracite 90%.
What are the 3 hydrocarbon gases?
Methane
Ethane
And
Propane
_______ assume gradual changes happened to separate the fossils, also a few catastrophic events.
Evolutionists
______ assume most fossils came from the flood
Young earth creationists
____are any remains or traces of formally living organisms
Fossils
What are the types of fossils and explain…
Organic minerals- pieces of shells and bones, compacted in sedimentary rock
Petrified fossils- replacements dissolved minerals often replace the materials in the hard parts of plant and animals
Carbon prints- no def
Trace fossils- no def
Micro fossils- no def
_______believe the earth is thousands of years old
______ believe the earth is millions of years old
Evolutionists
Creationists
Are any remains or trace of a formerly living thing preserved by natural processes
A fossil
Who made the classifications
Carol us Linnaeus
