Fossils and Geologic Time
Explore how the fossil record provides a timeline of life's history on Earth and reveals changes in organisms over vast periods of geologic time.
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Explore how the fossil record provides a timeline of life's history on Earth and reveals changes in organisms over vast periods of geologic time.
Key Questions
- Explain how fossils are formed and how their position in rock layers indicates their relative age.
- Analyze the patterns in the fossil record that suggest life has changed over time.
- Compare the types of organisms found in older rock layers to those in younger rock layers.
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