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Re: Fossils B/C

Posted: March 1st, 2015, 6:02 pm
by azuritemalachite
Order:
Informally known as:
Habitat (choose 1):
a) freshwater b) marine c) both

Re: Fossils B/C

Posted: March 1st, 2015, 6:52 pm
by GoofyFoofer
azuritemalachite wrote:Order:
Informally known as:
Habitat (choose 1):
a) freshwater b) marine c) both
Order: Eurypterida
Informally known as: "Sea Scorpions"
Habitat: c) both

Re: Fossils B/C

Posted: March 2nd, 2015, 5:17 pm
by azuritemalachite
GoofyFoofer wrote:
azuritemalachite wrote:Order:
Informally known as:
Habitat (choose 1):
a) freshwater b) marine c) both
Order: Eurypterida
Informally known as: "Sea Scorpions"
Habitat: c) both
Correct! :) :)

Re: Fossils B/C

Posted: March 3rd, 2015, 10:35 pm
by GoofyFoofer
Ok.
[img]http://www.kgs.ku.edu/Extension/fossils/jpegs/fus_1.jpg[/img]

Re: Fossils B/C

Posted: March 4th, 2015, 9:47 am
by boomvroomshroom
Order: Fusulinida
Extinction in which they died out (? don't understand this question), but they died out in the Great Permian Extinction
Shell composition: Calcite (CaCO3)

Re: Fossils B/C

Posted: March 6th, 2015, 9:19 am
by boomvroomshroom
Okay, question:

List one of the differences between Archaeopteryx and modern birds.

Re: Fossils B/C

Posted: March 6th, 2015, 10:50 am
by Magikarpmaster629
Archaeopteryx has a skeleton very similar to reptiles, rather than birds. However, it has a few special bones that only birds have, making it an early bird. (pun somewhat intended)

Re: Fossils B/C

Posted: March 7th, 2015, 12:52 pm
by boomvroomshroom
Magikarpmaster629 wrote:
Archaeopteryx has a skeleton very similar to reptiles, rather than birds. However, it has a few special bones that only birds have, making it an early bird. (pun somewhat intended)
Correct.

Re: Fossils B/C

Posted: March 7th, 2015, 3:46 pm
by Magikarpmaster629
Ok, describe the difference between articulate and inarticulate brachiopods.

Re: Fossils B/C

Posted: March 7th, 2015, 6:49 pm
by boomvroomshroom
- Articulate: toothed hinges, simple open/close muscles
- Inarticulate: untoothed hinges, complex alignment muscles