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For all intents and purposes in this event, are amber and copal the same thing?

kate! wrote:For all intents and purposes in this event, are amber and copal the same thing?

They're not the same thing, but they both fossilize organisms similarly.
https://buybalticamber.com/2018/04/16/amber-vs-copal/

Hi everyone,

What fossils exactly do we have to be able to identify? On the official list, the fossils are ranked 1-102. For example, the first one is 1) Order Fusulinida. Right above this is Phylum Foraminifera (Forams), which is not numbered. Additionally, in Phylum Echinodermata, Class Blastoidea is not numbered. Do I only have to compile information about the 102 numbered items, or do I have to compile information on everything in the list (like the bolded and underlined phylums, unnumbered classes like Balstoidea, etc.)?

Thanks.

404ic wrote:Hi everyone,

What fossils exactly do we have to be able to identify? On the official list, the fossils are ranked 1-102. For example, the first one is 1) Order Fusulinida. Right above this is Phylum Foraminifera (Forams), which is not numbered. Additionally, in Phylum Echinodermata, Class Blastoidea is not numbered. Do I only have to compile information about the 102 numbered items, or do I have to compile information on everything in the list (like the bolded and underlined phylums, unnumbered classes like Balstoidea, etc.)?

Thanks.

It would be good to compile information about all of the items on the list. You have to identify the numbered items.

What exactly do we need to have information on for the section labeled "Adaptations and morphological features of major fossil groups"?

kate! wrote:What exactly do we need to have information on for the section labeled "Adaptations and morphological features of major fossil groups"?

Basically, you need to know the anatomy for major groups, like it says. For example, commonly asked questions are to label the parts of trilobites, or know the different ammonite patterns.

What would be a good way to find the differences of the trilobite?

Nba2302 wrote:What would be a good way to find the differences of the trilobite?

Just compare the 5 of them and look for things that are always unique to that genus. For example, a telltale sign of Calymene is the body looks like three columns of rows of mac n cheese. A sign of Cryptolithus is the lace collar around the head, along with the genal spine (search up Cryptolithus anatomy if you don't know what those are).

In rule 2a it says you may bring the Science Olympiad Official Fossil List, but I constructed a list that had all of the fossils on one page, so am I allowed to use I, or do I have to use the exact list that they provided?

Girlpower05 wrote:In rule 2a it says you may bring the Science Olympiad Official Fossil List, but I constructed a list that had all of the fossils on one page, so am I allowed to use I, or do I have to use the exact list that they provided?

You can have literally any material that fits in your binder so that's fine, but I would bring the official list just in case.