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Geologic History of New York State Multiple Choice Test

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Geologic History of New York State

Use your knowledge of Earth science to answer all questions in the data set. You will need your Earth Science reference tables and a calculator to answer some of the questions. Good Luck.

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Which statement best explains why dinosaur fossils have not been found in the bedrock in the area around Syracuse, New York?

Most of the surface bedrock found in New York State was formed during which era?

The most complete fossil record of past invertebrate life in New Jersey can be found in rocks of which era?

According to current knowledge of New York State fossils, during which geologic time period were these footprints most probably made?

At which location in New York State are evaporite rocks found under the surface bedrock?

The presence of these evaporite rocks indicates that the shaded areas on the map at some time in the past were

What is the age of most of the surface bedrock found in New York State at a latitude of 45º?

Which two mountain-building episodes could have been responsible for deforming these rock layers?

In which New York State landscape region have fossilized footprints of Coelophysis dinosaurs been found in the surface bedrock?

The presence of both the eurypterids and the dolostone indicates that, during the formation of this rock layer, this region of New York State was

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