Questions for section 17.1

READ SECTION 17.1

1. Describe each of the six types of fossils (pg. 399)
2. Why don't you find fossils in Metamorphic or igneous rocks?
3. What kind of rocks do you find fossils in?
4. Describe the steps necessary for a fossil to be created and found.
5. Read the article on Robert Bakker (402-403)
6. What is the Geologic time scale based on?
7. List the 4 eras.
8. What is a stromatalite?
9. Describe how the continents were oriented at:
   1. The beginning of the mesozoic
   2. The early Cretaceous (140 MYA)
   3. Late Cretaceous (65 MYA)