Q. ____________________ is a scientist who studies fossils.

Q.   A _____________________ is the remains or evidence of an   ancient organism.

Q. When something is _____________________ it no longer exists.

Q. Something _____________________ has been kept from harm or   change.

Q. A _____________________ is an extinct ocean shellfish.

Q. Why is it important to study fossils?

Q. Which would be an example of a fossil?

Q. What evidence shows that parts of Utah were once the sea floor of   an ancient ocean?

Q. Why are the soft parts of a shark’s body not preserved in a fossil?  

Q. Where are prehistoric animals preserved as whole animals?

Q. Which Rock type would be best to find fossils?

Q. Which of the following animals used to live in Utah but does not now?

Q. Dinosaur fossils and coal found in Emery and Uintah County indicate    that parts of Utah were____________.

Q. Mineral Replacement → The process of an organism’s hard parts being dissolved and replaced by other minerals.

Q. Climate → A pattern of weather over a period of time

Q. Impression →A mark or design made on a surface by pressure

Q. Extinction → Loss of an entire type of organism

Q. Tropical → Very hot and dry climate