Reading ESRT Pages 8 and 9

1.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

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

2 mins

1 pt

In what time period did

earliest birds appear on Earth?

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

Cenozoic

3.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

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

2 mins

1 pt

In what time period did

Pangea begin to break up?

Triassic

Jurassic

Mesozoic

Cenozoic

5.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

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

2 mins

1 pt

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

2 mins

1 pt

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

2 mins

1 pt

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

2 mins

1 pt

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

2 mins

1 pt

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

2 mins

1 pt

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

2 mins

1 pt

Which of the following index fossils were alive at the same time as the fossil shown above?

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