By studying plant and dinosaur fossils at the same age and area, we can begin to understand dinosaur _____ and _____ .
house and food
life and habitats
A prehistoric environment may look very similar from that place today.
False ( Very different )
True
Flowers and furry animals, such as dogs, cats, and rabbits, came much later in Earth's history.
False
True
Places where plants and animals naturally live.
Compare
Paleontologist
Habitats
Earth has _____ continents.
10
7
3
_____ provide clues about how fast a dinosaur moved and if it walked on two or four feet.
Footprints
Claws
Eggs
The study of ancient life using fossils.
Zoology
Paleontology /ˌpeɪliɒnˈtɒlədʒi/
A person who studies fossils.
Dentist
Biologist
Paleontologist
Paleontologists use _____ _____ to learn the age of fossils: The oldest fossils are on lower layers and the newest fossils are on the upper layers.
cake layers
rock layers
wood layers
Dinosaur fossil eggs teach us _____.
What kind of dinosaur laid the egg.
What kind of dragon laid the egg.
Paleontologists study bones, teeth, claws, footprints and more. These are called _____.
Dirt
Rocks
Fossils
______ once lived on every continent on Earth.
Furry animals
Squirrels
Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs have been found _____.
On every continent
Only Asia
Only North America
We learn about prehistoric life on Earth through _____.
the Time Machine
pictures
fossils
Clues from fossils point to _____ as the closest living relatives of dinosaurs.
Birds
Lizards
Cockroaches