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What is a fossil?

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What is Paleontology?

What is a Paleontologist?

What is the difference between

Paleontologyand

Archaeology?

What is your favorite fossil?

Fossil Activity Instructions

• Divide up into groups of 4 or 5

• Spread the fossils on the table

• One-by-one, look at each fossil and write down on the handout what kind of fossil it is.

Fossil 1

Fossil 1

Megalodon, 50 feet longlived worldwide 2 to 20 million years ago, including Florida

Related to Great White shark that lives today

oceanlink.island.net

Fossil 2

Fossil 2

Sea BiscuitFlorida, 35 million years old

Sea biscuit today

lovingcoastalliving.com

Fossil 3

Fossil 3

Fossil sequoia needles and branch, Idaho 10 million years old

Sequoia needles today

www.fossil-museum.com

Fossil 4

Fossil 4

Turtle shell fragments, Florida, 2 million years old

Florida turtle today

www.heinphoto.com

Fossil 5

Fossil 5

Fossil horse ankle bone Florida, 18 to 5 million years old

Horse today

http://www.saawinternational.org

Fossil 6

Fossil 6

Shark back boneFlorida 5 to 10 million years old

Shark back bone today

Bonyfish

museum.wa.gov.au

Fossil 7

Fossil 7

Lamp shellNew York, 300 million years old

Lamp shell (brachiopod) today

http://ocean.si.edu/ocean-photos/modern-day-brachiopod

Fossil 8

Fossil 8

Shark toothFlorida, 5 million years old

Shark jaw and teeth today

www.thefossilforum.com

Fossil 9

Fossil 9

Cowry shellFlorida, 1 million years old

Cowry today

www.uncommoncaribbean.com

Fossil 10

Fossil 10

Fossil horse toothFlorida, 5 million years old

Modern horse jaw

www.myhorsedentist.com

Questions?

QUESTIONS?