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Short spans of geologic time
index fossils
Index fossils can be used to help determine the relative age of rock layers. Index fossils are from species that only existed for a short time. Index fossils are found in rock layers. Trilobites and Graptolites are index fossils.
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Geologists use index fossils to define and identify geologic periods.
Trilobites, Ammonites
Various aquatic reptiles were predators of ammonites. Fossils of damaged ammonites have been found with teeth marks from Plesiosaurs.
Short spans of geologic time
Ammonites are very common fossils from the Jurassic Period. They were dominant in the ocean during and before the Jurassic Period.
Index fossils are the remains of organisms that lived during a very specific and well-defined time span, and are able to be recognized from various, distant locations; hence, they are usually marine invertebrates like trilobites or ammonites. They are able to provide a means of dating fossils found with them or in layers above and below them.
index fossils
Index fossils can be used to help determine the relative age of rock layers. Index fossils are from species that only existed for a short time. Index fossils are found in rock layers. Trilobites and Graptolites are index fossils.
Index fossils can be used to help determine the relative age of rock layers. Index fossils are from species that only existed for a short time. Index fossils are found in rock layers. Trilobites and Graptolites are index fossils.
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Geologists use index fossils to define and identify geologic periods.
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Index fossils can be used to help determine the relative age of rock layers. Index fossils are from species that only existed for a short time. Index fossils are found in rock layers. Trilobites and Graptolites are index fossils.