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What is the natural process whereby layers of mud and sand wore away and exposed the dinosaur bones at the Dinosaur National Monument?

The processes of weathering and erosion, which were caused by wind, ice, and water, are responsible for exposing the dinosaur fossils at Dinosaur National Monument. Weathering is the process of rock being broken into sediments. Erosion is when those sediments are carried away by wind and water.


How do dinosaur fossils give evidence of a world-wide flood?

The Biblical flood would have caused the death of all life on earth, except for those on the arc, which would have resulted in fossils that are now found. Fossils being found in different layers of rocks could have been a result of how they settled as the waters receded.


Where are dinosaur fossils found in Arizona?

Dinosaur fossils have been found in various parts of Arizona, including sites near Tucson, the Petrified Forest National Park, and the Grand Canyon. Some notable dinosaur fossils found in Arizona include those of Dilophosaurus and Sonorasaurus.


Can a tsunami break your bones?

A tsunami is a wave. Waves alone rarely break legs. But waves can throw you into things, or throw things into you. And those things can certainly break bones.


What skeleton is composed of 126 bones of the appendages and pectoral and pelvic girdles?

The appendicular skeleton is composed of 126 bones, including those of the upper and lower limbs as well as the pectoral and pelvic girdles. These bones are important for movement and provide connections to the axial skeleton.

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What occupation might you have if you are doing a digging on the job?

It is called a paleontologist, and yes, that is the correct spelling. Those are the people that dig up dinosaur bones.


What is the natural process whereby layers of mud and sand wore away and exposed the dinosaur bones at the Dinosaur National Monument?

The processes of weathering and erosion, which were caused by wind, ice, and water, are responsible for exposing the dinosaur fossils at Dinosaur National Monument. Weathering is the process of rock being broken into sediments. Erosion is when those sediments are carried away by wind and water.


What is the natural process whereby layers of mud and sand wore away and expose the dinosaur bones at the dinosaur National Monument?

The processes of weathering and erosion, which were caused by wind, ice, and water, are responsible for exposing the dinosaur fossils at Dinosaur National Monument. Weathering is the process of rock being broken into sediments. Erosion is when those sediments are carried away by wind and water.


Can you give a sentence with the word archaeological?

Those dinosaur bones were unearthed during a recent archaeological dig.


Do snow leopards have more bones than people?

Yes, because of all those bones in their extremely long tail.


What does a dinosaur skeleton have in common with human skeleton?

Most dinosaurs have the following bones that human skeletons also have: Cranium (this is actually a bunch of bones) Mandible Vertebrae Ribs Scapula Clavicle Humerus Radius Ulna Carpals (also a group of bones) Metacarpals (also group) Phalanges (also group) Ilium Ischium Pubis Femur Tibia Fibula Tarsals (group) Metatarsals (group) That said, dinosaur skeletons have more in common with bird skeletons than with human skeletons. Birds also have many of those same bones, but here are some similarities between bird and dinosaur skeletons that don't exist between humans and dinosaurs: Hollow bones 3 toes (in many dinosaurs) Beak (some dinosaurs) Feather attachments on bones (many dinosaurs)


What is the bone song?

This is to the tune of bad romance...... (lady gaga) Mandible (chin) Clavicle (collarbone) humerus ( upper arm) to pelvis (hip) radius ulna (arm) phalanges (fingers) cranium (head) to scapula (pits) ribcage vertebrate (back) carpals (wrist) oh oh oh oh oh femur (leg) to patella (knee) to tibia (lower leg) fibula (lower leg) then you have tarsals whoah oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh bones of our body oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh bones of our body


How small can a baby dinosaur be?

It would depend on the species of dinosaur. Some were small as a chicken and those babies would be the size of a chick.


What is the value of a dinosaur bone?

It depends on the size of it. It can really be any amount. We have a couple that are about the size of an apple (but flatter), and those were about 10 bucks probably. But they can probably get really expensive too!


Are Carpal Bones shin bones?

Carpal bones are those in your hand/wrist. Your shin bones are your tibia and fibula.


Does all dinosaur has tails?

no because of teratacles those flying ones


How do you know that there were dinosaurs?

Dinosaurs were not the first creatures to walk the earth, they were preceded by countless other animals, including our synapsid relatives, early tetrapods and of course, the insects. By the time dinosaurs appeared the Earth had already seen a multitude of living beings come and go.