Fossils

Question 1

what causes MT and MR

Answer 1

1. uplift and subsidence
2. water frozen in glaciers
3. seafloor spreading

Question 2

conditions for fossil formation

Answer 2

1. hard parts
2. rapid burial
3. fine sediments
4. highly mineralized ground water
5. calm waters

Question 3

unaltered fossilization

Answer 3

1. freezing
2. mummification
3. amber
4. tar

Question 4

altered fossilization

Answer 4

1. permineralization
2. recrystallization
3. replacement
4. carbonization

Question 5

rock formation with wonderful preservation

Answer 5

lagerstatten

Question 6

high amounts of fossil material

Answer 6

konzentrat lagerstatten

Question 7

name the konzentrat lagerstattens

Answer 7

1. gobi desert, mongolia
2. zhucheng, china
3. doehle pool, germany

Question 8

unusually well preserved fossils

Answer 8

konservat lagerstatten

Question 9

name the konservat lagerstatten

Answer 9

1. solnhofen, bavaria
2. mazon creek, illinois
3. green river, wyoming
4. burgess shale, canada
5. hunsruck schiefer
6. holzmaden deep water shale
7. jehol group