paleontology Flashcards
1
Q
radiocarbon dating
A
technique of dating organic matter
- based on radioactive isotope of carbon
1
Q
paleontology
A
study of remains of organisms in the past
2
Q
fossils
A
traces of ancient organisms
3
Q
fossilization
A
process of preserving fossils
4
Q
permineralization
A
deposits of minerals form internal casts of organism
5
Q
body fossils
A
preserved remains
6
Q
trace fossils
A
behavior (footprints)
7
Q
cenozoic
A
- recent or holocene
- ice age
8
Q
mesozoic
A
- dinosaurs and reptiles
- mammals
9
Q
paleozoic
A
- amphibians
- eukaryotes
10
Q
precambrian
A
- longest
- eon
- algae, prokaryote, bacteria
