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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which organisms were alive when New York State was last covered by a continental ice sheet?
Eurypterus and Cooksonia
Aneurophyton and Naples Tree
mastodont and Beluga whale
Coelophysis and Elliptocephala
- 2. Multiple Choice
In what time period did
earliest birds appear on Earth?
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Cenozoic
- 3. Multiple Choice
Carbon-14, an isotope used to date recent organic remains, would most likely be useful in determining the age of a fossil
trilobite
Coelophysis
armored fish
Beluga whale
- 4. Multiple Choice
In what time period did
Pangea begin to break up?
Triassic
Jurassic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
- 5. Multiple Choice
According the the ESRT for Geologic History of New York State, what is the name of this fossil?
Ctenocrinus
Cooksonia
Lichenaria
Elliptocephala
- 6. Multiple Choice
According the the ESRT for Geologic History of New York State, what is one possible age of this fossil?
425 million years old
445 million years old
410 million years old
465 million years old
- 7. Multiple Choice
According the the ESRT for Geologic History of New York State, what is one possible age of this fossil?
425 million years old
465 million years old
410 million years old
495 million years old
- 8. Multiple Choice
According the the ESRT for Geologic History of New York State, during what geologic era was this index fossil alive?
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
Late Proterozoic
- 9. Multiple Choice
According the the ESRT for Geologic History of New York State, during what geologic era was this index fossil alive?
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
Late Proterozoic
- 10. Multiple Choice
According the the ESRT for Geologic History of New York State, during what geologic era was the New York State index fossil Coelophysis alive?
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
Late Proterozoic
- 11. Multiple Choice
According the the ESRT for Geologic History of New York State, during what geologic period was the New York State index fossil Elliptocephala alive?
Paleozoic
Cambrian
Permian
Devonian
Silurian
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of the following index fossils were alive at the same time as the fossil shown above?
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