Index Fossils. What are Fossils? Preserved remains or traces of living things. They help show how the Earth has changed over time. They are clues to what.
1 Earths History. 2 Planet Earth is approximately 4.5 X 10 9 years old –Rocks of the crust provide clues to Earths past By analyzing these clues we can.
Geologic History Note Packet
Fossils and rock layers
Open Socrative. Type the room number: 246449 Enter your name. Write answers to the questions on the board.
Geologic Time The Geologic Time Scale Geologists have divided the history of the Earth in time units based on fossil evidence. The time units are part.
Radiometric Dating – geochronologic units Stratigraphic record can be subdivided according to a variety of criteria including lithology (lithostratigraphy),
1 st 8-2 SubUnit Review Relay Race Game Mrs. Mosby.
Fossils Sci. 3.1. Fossil: Preserved remains or traces of living things Only in sedimentary rock Can tell how, when, and where a thing lived.
Principles of Geology
Index Fossils: Evolution and Biostratigraphy
Stratigraphy! The study of the rock layers of a planet! (I was going to say: “rock layers of Earth”, but…)