Fossils
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- Why is the fossil record of the horse particularly important to the theory of evolution?
- How can fossils be used to learn about paleoenvironments?
- What are resin fossils and why are they important?
- What are transitional fossils and why are they important to the fossil record?
- What are trace fossils and what are some examples?
- What is permineralization and how is it important for the preservation of fossils?
- What is a trace fossil and what can be learned from them?
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- Why are fossils important?
- Why are fossils rare in precambrian rocks?
- Why are fossils formed in sedimentary rocks?
- What information can fossils tell us?
- What are some examples of index fossils?
- What is the definition for fossil records and what are some examples for how it is used?
- Why are fossils rare?
- How can fossils provide evidence for evolution?
- What are the typical conditions necessary for fossii formation?
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- The half-life of carbon-14 is 5600 years. If charred logs from an old log cabin show only 71% of the carbon-14 expected in living matter, when did the cabin burn down?
- If a live log contains 200g of carbon-14, how old is buried long that contains 12.5g of carbon-14?
- The half-life of carbon-14 is 5730 years. How long does it take for 3.6 grams of carbon-14 to be reduced to 0?
- Suppose a bone from an ancient human contains 16.5% of the C-14 found in living organisms. How old is the bone? Please help; thank you so much!!?
- The half-life of carbon-14 is 5730 years. What percentage of carbon-14 remains in a sample after 7 half lives?
- Has carbon 14 been found in fossils?
- Where does the production of Carbon-14 occur?
- How is carbon 14 used to date fossils?
- How can carbon 14 be converted to carbon 12?
- A fossil was found that contained 20% of the parent element + 80% of the daughter element. It was determined that the fossil was about 28500 years old. What is most likely the parent element? What is the daughter element?
- What does the presence of dinosaur footprints in an area where no dinosaur bones were found suggest?
- What does it mean when a large piece of rock contains a thick-shelled clam fossil?
- What does it mean when fossils of the same species are found on different continents, such as the reptile Mesosaurus which has been found in both Africa and South America?
- What do scientist use to determine the geological time scale?
- How is the half-life of carbon-14 used for dating archaeological samples?
- How long is the half life of carbon 14?
- How was the half life of carbon 14 determined?
- How is the half life of carbon 14 dating used?
- What is the half life of carbon 14 to the nearest 100 years?
- Which fossil type provides the most anatomical to paleontologists?
- What percent of earth's history did dinosaurs live?
- What would happen if you added elements to fossils or whatever you are dating?
- What do scientists learn about fossils by using carbon-14?
- What are the different types of fossils?
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- What makes radioisotopes useful for dating objects?
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- What did all known Proterozoic animal fossils not have?
- How is radioactive dating important for providing evidence for evolution?
- How do most fossils form?
- What type of fossil are most dinosaur remains?
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- How does a carbon film fossil form?
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- What is the most common type of fossil?
- What conditions increase the chances of fossil formation?
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- A paleontologist finds a plant fossil that shows evidence of a cuticle. What can the paleontologist conclude?
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- How do extinctions help geologists establish the age of something?
- How do most fossils form?
- Why are most fossils found in sedimentary rocks?
- Why is there very few fossils in Precambrian era?
- Can a footprint be a fossil?