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The age of dinosaurs steve brusatte1/19/2024 Time: allow 25 minutes to complete this activity.Ĭurriculum Links: English, Science, Historyĭo you know what types of tests the scientists would have carried out on the fossil to make sure it was real? Use your research skills to find out. Then, use your research skills to check if you are right! Why do scientists describe the fossil as like a “freeze frame”?ĭo you know how fossils are formed? Use clues in the story or your own knowledge to write a brainstorm answering this question. How long ago did the animals live and what was the name of time period?ĥ. Why is the location where it was found called “China’s Pompeii”?ģ. Scientists say this fossil is the first to show what activity?Ģ. Girl finds 15-million-year-old megalodon toothġ. palaeobiologist: a person who studies the biology of fossil organisms.palaeontologist: a person who studies fossil animals and plants.Cretaceous: period of time between 145.5 and 65.5 million years ago that ended with the extinction of dinosaurs.prehistoric: the time before written records.Pompeii: a preserved Roman city in Italy that was destroyed by the volcanic eruption of Mt Vesuvius in 79CE.mammals: an animal that breathes air, has a backbone, grows hair at some point in its life and the females feed their young with milk.badger: small animals with flat, wedge-shaped bodies and hair that can be black, brown, gold or white.
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