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When did abundant fossil evidence appear in the geologic record?
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540 Million years ago
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Abundant fossil evidence did not appear in the geologic record until about?
Geologic records evidence of abundant fossil is 540 Million Years ago during the Paleozoic Era.
What is the difference between trace fossil and index fossil?
A trace fossil is one that merely indicates that an organism left evidence of its existence. Some examples would be burrows or footprints that appear in sedimentary rock. An index fossil is of an organism that dates to a particular time in the geologic record, the organism only appearing in a certain segment of that record. Index fossils are indicators of the age of the rock in which they are found.
Which organisms have produced the oldest fossil evidence?
Cyanobacteria are the first to appear in the fossil record.
What are graptolites?
Graptolites were hemichordates that appear in the fossil record resembling a series of sawblade teeth. They are good index fossils for the Ordivician and Silurian geologic time periods.
What does the geologic time scale?
It measures the age of a fossil.:)
Abundant fossil evidence did not appear in the geologic record until about?
Geologic records evidence of abundant fossil is 540 Million Years ago during the Paleozoic Era.
Abundant fossil evidence did not appear in the geologic record until what geologic era?
Abundant and diverse fossils first appeared in the Cambrian era, although there is fossil evidence throughout much of the Precambrian.
When did abundant fossil evidence first appear in the geologic record?
The first abundant fossil evidence first appeared during the Paleozoic Era. It was the first era of the Phanerozoic Eon, which occurred 540 million years ago.
When did abundant fossil evidence appearing the geologic record?
540 Million years ago
What percent of geologic time is represented by abundant fossil evidence?
The planet Earth is about 4,600 million years old. Fossil evidence becomes abundant in the geological record in the Cambrian Era, which was about 550 million years ago (when hard shelled animals appeared) Therefore (550/4600)*100 = roughly 12% of Geological time contains abundant fossil evidence. However, please note that (non abundant) fossil evidence goes back about 3600 million years, (3600/4600)*100 = roughly 73% of Geologic time.
What evidence do scientist use to place events on the geologic time scale?
they use major fossil records
4. What are the three traits of an index fossil?
There are technically more than three traits and those traits are distinctive, widespread, abundant and limited in geologic time.
What is the difference between trace fossil and index fossil?
A trace fossil is one that merely indicates that an organism left evidence of its existence. Some examples would be burrows or footprints that appear in sedimentary rock. An index fossil is of an organism that dates to a particular time in the geologic record, the organism only appearing in a certain segment of that record. Index fossils are indicators of the age of the rock in which they are found.
Which organisms have produced the oldest fossil evidence?
Cyanobacteria are the first to appear in the fossil record.
What are graptolites?
Graptolites were hemichordates that appear in the fossil record resembling a series of sawblade teeth. They are good index fossils for the Ordivician and Silurian geologic time periods.
When did the first cyanobacteria appear?
Fossil evidence of Cyanobacteria indicates an age of up to 2.8 billion years.
What is the Geologic time with the poorest fossil record?
Precambrian
