Geology 105: History of Life
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Homework Assignments
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Early Metazoan Fossils
Middle to Late Paleozoic Fossils
Mesozoic and Cenozoic Fossils

Mesozoic and Cenozoic Fossils


Updated: 5/5/98

Search the world-wide-web for information on the following organisms. Then answer the questions and provide:
  B) The age date when the organism lived.
  C) The fossil locale where the organism was collected.
  D) The URL of the page where you found the information.
 
Due 5/20/98

1)Coccolithus
 
 
 A) provide a sketch of this microfossil.
 
 
2)Actinoptychus
 
 
 A) What type of organism is this?
 
 
3)Archaeopteryx
 
 
 A) What is this organism's claim to fame?
 
 
4)Ichthyosaur
 
 
 A) What type of organism is this?
 
 
5)mosasaur
 
 
 A) Where did this organism live?
 
 
6)Smilodon
 
 
 A) What is this organism's claim to fame?
 
 
7)Parahippus
 
 
 A) What does this organism's name mean?
 
 
8)Apatosaurus
 
 
 A) How big did this organism get?
 
 
9)Stegosaurus
 
 
 A) What were the plates on this organism's back used for?
 
 
10)Triceratops
 
 
 A) What sort of things did this organism eat?
 
 
11)Pachydiscus
 
 
 A) What type of organism is this?
 
 
12)Ancyloceras
 
 
 A) Provide a sketch of this organism. How much would it cost to buy this fossil?
 
 
13)Turritella
 
 
 A) Provide a sketch of this snail.
 
 
14)Hippurites
 
 
 A) What is interesting about this bivalve?
 
 
15)Solnhofen Limestone
 
 
 A) What types of fossils are found in this formation?