Chapter 8.1 Review (8th)

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What are imprints of living things that are preserved in rock called?

The divisions in the geologic time scale characterized by the type of organism that dominated the Earth at the time

What is an example of a slow change of conditions on Earth?

Fossils provide evidence that Antarctica was once located

What type of scientists use fossils to reconstruct the history of life before humans existed?

The continents may once have formed one landmass called Pangaea which means

Any method that measures the age of fossils, rocks, objects or events in years

The traces of imprints of living things – such as animals, plants, bacteria, and fungi – that are preserved in rock through geological processes