Miscellaneous Non-Invertebrates

Question 1

petrified wood

Answer 1

special type of fossilized remain of terrestrial vegetation

result of tree or tree-like plants - completely transitioned to stone by permineralizeation

Question 2

carbonized plant

Answer 2

transformation of organic matter into thin dark film of stable carbon molecules

Question 3

ichnofossils

Answer 3

burrow: hole/ tunnel dug by small animals (for dwelling)
boring: hole made by drilling
trail: remnant of movement

Question 4

vertebrate - shark tooth

Answer 4

number teeth of shark
calcium phosphate
Devonian to Recent

Question 5

non-shark vetebrate tooth

Answer 5

process attached to jaw
used for food consumption, sometimes attack or defense
vary in size depending on organism

Question 6

fish bone

Answer 6

hard tissue projected from spine

Question 7

dinosaur bone

Answer 7

part of inner (sometimes outer) skeleton of dinosaur

Question 8

mammal bone

Answer 8

hard tissue of skeleton of mammal

Question 9

coprolite

Answer 9

fossilized feces, type of trace fossils

organism’s behaviors

Question 10

pseudofossils

Answer 10

inorganic objects, markings, or impressions - might be mistaken for fossils