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Paleontology Flashcards

1
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It is the resting ichnofossil/trace fossils
a. Cubichnia
b. Fodichnia
c. Passichnia
d. Repichnia
e. Domichnia

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Cubichnia

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It is the feeding ichnofossil/trace fossils
a. Cubichnia
b. Fodichnia
c. Passichnia
d. Repichnia
e. Domichnia

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Fodichnia

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It is the grazing ichnofossil/trace fossils
a. Cubichnia
b. Fodichnia
c. Passichnia
d. Repichnia
e. Domichnia

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Passichnia

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It is the crawling ichnofossil/trace fossils
a. Cubichnia
b. Fodichnia
c. Passichnia
d. Repichnia
e. Domichnia

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Repichnia

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It is the dwelling ichnofossil/trace fossils
a. Cubichnia
b. Fodichnia
c. Passichnia
d. Repichnia
e. Domichnia

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Domichnia

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Lagerstatten that contains one of the most important faunas in fossil record from the Cambrian Explosion

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Burgess Shale

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It is the golden age of trilobites and the age of invertebrates.

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Cambrian

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Ranges of multiple taxa overlap within a single zone
a. Concurrent-range zone
b. Partial-range zone
c. Total-range zone
d.Consecutive-range zone

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Concurrent range zone

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FAD and LAD of multiple taxa occur within the range of another fossil range.
a. Concurrent-range zone
b. Partial-range zone
c. Total-range zone
d. Consecutive-range zone

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Partial-range zone

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A biozone is defined by a set of several associated fossil species or genera.

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Assemblage Zone

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A type of biozone that contains an abundance of a single taxon.

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Acme or Abundance zone

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12
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Organisms that live within the water column

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Nektonic

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Infaunal vs Epifaunal Benthic organisms

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Infaunal - living beneath the sediment surface
Epifaunal - living above the sediment surface

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Genus Australopithecus that has the largest molars in the Hominids Family.
a. Australopithecus anamensis
b. Australopithecus afarensis
c. Australopithecus africanus
d. Australopithecus boisei

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a. Australopithecus anamensis (discovered in Kenya, oldest)
b. Australopithecus afarensis (“Lucy”, evolved brains and molars)
c. Australopithecus africanus (have fatter faces and larger brains)
d. Australopithecus boisei (largest molars in the Hominid family, youngest)

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Where is the Homo habilis, “Peking Man” found?
a. Africa
b. China
c. India
d. Indonesia

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Peking Man - China
Java Man - Indonesia

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16
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The order of “bird-hipped” dinosaurs
a. Pterosauria
b. Crocodilia
c. Ornithischia

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a. Pterosauria (Flying and Gliding dinos)
b. Crocodilia (Crocodiles)
c. Ornithischia (Bird-hipped dinos)

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The suborder of “thick-headed lizards”
a. Stegosauria
b. Ankylosauria
c. Ceratopsia
d. Pachycephalosaurus

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a. Stegosauria (Sophie)
b. Ankylosauria (Fused lizards)
c. Ceratopsia (Frilledor Horned dinosaurs)
d. Pachycephalosaurus (Thick-headed lizards)

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The classes called “Platy Jawed Fishes” and “Bony Fishes”. Two answers.
a. Agnatha
b. Placoderms
c. Chondrichthyes
d. Acanthodians
e. Osteichthyes

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a. Agnatha “Jawless fish”
b. Placoderms “Platy Jawed fish”
c. Chondrichthyes “Cartilaginous fish”
d. Acanthodians “Spiny Jawed fish”
e. Osteichthyes “Bony fish”

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The holocene (recent) index fossil in the Philippines.
a. Schwagerina sp.
b. Globorotalia diminutus
c. Globorotalia calida
d. Globigerina digitata

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a. Schwagerina sp. (Permian)
b. Globorotalia diminutus (Miocene)
c. Globorotalia calida (Pleistocene)
d. Globigerina digitata (Holocene)

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The cretaceous index fossil in the Philippines.
a. Radiolaria
b. Orbitulina
c. Miscellenia sp.
d. Pulleniatina

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a. Radiolaria (triassic)
b. Orbitulina (cretaceous)
c. Miscellenia sp. (paleocene)
d. Pulleniatina (pliocene)

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“Crawl along bottom” organisms

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Vagrant

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“Swimmer” organisms

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Nektonic

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Trace fossil assemblage found in Sublittoral zone
a. Zoophycos
b. Cruziana
c. Skolithos
d. Nereites

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a. Zoophycos (Bethyal Zone)
b. Cruziana (Sublittoral Zone)
c. Skolithos (Littoral Zone)
d. Nereites (Abyssal Zone)

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Trace fossil assemblage found in Littoral zone
a. Zoophycos
b. Cruziana
c. Skolithos
d. Nereites

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a. Zoophycos (Bethyal Zone)
b. Cruziana (Sublittoral Zone)
c. Skolithos (Littoral Zone)
d. Nereites (Abyssal Zone)

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Speciation that occurs when a species separates into two separate groups that are isolated from one another. A physical barrier, such as a mountain range or a waterway, makes it impossible for them to breed with one another
a. Allopatric
b. Peripatric
c. Parapatric
d. Sympatric
e. Artificial

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a. Allopatric (separate 2 groups, physical barrier)
b. Peripatric (separate 2 groups, larger and smaller groups, physical barrier)
c. Parapatric (separated by differences in the same environment, no barrier)
d. Sympatric (no barrier, close proximity, spontaneous separation)
e. Artificial (creation of new species by humans)

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A speciation that occurs when there are no physical barriers preventing any members of a species from mating with another, and all members are in close proximity to one another. A new species, perhaps based on a different food source or characteristic, seems to develop spontaneously.

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a. Allopatric (separate 2 groups, physical barrier)
b. Peripatric (separate 2 groups, larger and smaller groups, physical barrier)
c. Parapatric (separated by differences in the same environment, no barrier)
d. Sympatric (no barrier, close proximity, spontaneous separation)
e. Artificial (creation of new species by humans)

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Cyanobacterial communities that have an irregular rather than layered form

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Thrombolites

28
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is a non-marine evaporite mineral.

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Trona

29
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Cruziana is the trace formed by which animal?

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Trilobites

30
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The three invertebrate groups that comprised the majority of Cambrian skeletonized life

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Trilobites, Brachiopods, Archaeocyathids

31
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The earliest reef-like structures were constructed by

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Archaeocyathids

32
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Index fossil of Ordivician and Silurian. It is a planktonic invertebrate

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Graptolites

33
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This group is from which amphibians are thought to have evolved.

a) Acanthodians
b) Chondrichthyans
c) Crossopterigians
d) Actinopterygians

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Answer: Crossopterigians

• Acanthodians - Jawed Fishes
• Chondrichthyans - Cartilaginous Jawed Fishes
• Actinopterygians - Ray-finned fishes

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A hardpan or soil crust normally rich in iron

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Plinthite

35
Q

Which of the following is an important characteristic of index fossils?

a. They are only found in igneous rocks
b. They existed for long periods of geological time
c. They had a limited geographical distribution
d. They existed for a short time but were geographically widespread

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They existed for a short time but were geographically widespread

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