Week 2 Contact (ERTH2002)

Part 1- Identifying types of fossils

Samples 1-7

 

Part 2- Identifying styles of preservation

Sample 8

 

Sample 9

 

Sample 10

 

Sample 11

 

Sample 12

 

Sample 13

 

 

Part 3- Fossil types, style and depositional environment

Sample 14

 

 

Sample 15

 

Sample 16

 

Sample 17

 

Sample 18

 

Sample 19

 

Sample 20

 

Mystery specimens!!!
Now that you’ve worked through the rest of the prac, see if you can figure out what these three specimens are. The may include body fossils, trace fossils, or pseudofossils. Answers will not given in the worksheet, so be sure to check with the teaching team directly!


Fossil types and styles overview quiz

Take the automatically assessed quiz below after you've completed all of the exercises. If you're not sure on anything, go back over your notes and try, try again! As always, please be sure to ask the teaching team if you are unsure of anything.

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