This assignment will help you become familiar with one of the 26 fossils listed on the bottom of the "centerfold" of the Regents reference tables.(IMPORTANT: if you have misplaced your copy of the reference tables, you need to print out a new copy from the NY State Regents website)
Your Assignment: Choose one of the fossils from the bottom of pages 8-9 of the reference table booklet and provide it's history, when it lived and when it died.
Submit your answer on this blog as a comment to this post that includes your name and class (or no credit will be given) by clicking on the comment link below.
Directions - For the fossil you have chosen:
- Describe the fossil - what is its complete genus and species and what does its name mean? (click on the link for definitions)
- Where in the world has this fossil been found?
- What kind of environment did it live in?
- In which Geologic Period(s) did it live?
- How many years ago did this fossil first appear?
- How many years ago did this fossil disappear from the fossil record (go extinct)?
Your response MUST also include a link to the source of your information (wikipedia is not an acceptable source) if you found it on-line or the printed source (book, magazine,etc), cited in the format you learned in Mr. Brown's class.
This assignment is due by 9:00 am, Eastern Standard Time on Friday, November 13th.
You have more than a week to complete this assignment. No late posts will be accepted.
Tatiana
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November uhm 6th .
My fossil is the Coelophysis :)
The coelophysis (meaning "hollow form") lived in the year of dinosaurs which was about 220 mya. This fossil was first found in 1881 in. In 1947 many fossils were found in New Mexico. They explained it as a graveyard because there was so many fossils. The dinosaur was about 10 feet long and only weighed from 52- 62 lbs. It belonged to a group of dinosaurs called coelurosaurs and its Genus was a distinct taxonomic unit. The environment it lived in was a flooding environment. Lots of floods happened where they liveed, and they used giant holes to drink water.
Lianna Wilson (Red Class)
ReplyDeleteI chose Coelophysis
1. The Coelophysis was a small dinosaur that walked on two long legs. It was about 9 feet long. It had light, hollow bones (which is wat its name means), a long, pointed head with dozens of small sharp teeth, three clawed fingers on its hands, and a long neck. Its specie is Coelophysis bauri, and its genus is theropod.
2. The Coelophysis was found in Arizona, New Mexico, and perhaps Utah. But specifically in Ghost Ranch, New Mexico.
3. Coelophysis lived in what was then a always dry, desert-like environment, a savanna-type climate.
4. Coelophysis lived during the late Triassic period, about 210 million years ago.
5. Coelophysis was discovered in 1881 by David Baldwin.
6. It isnt clear if the fossil became extinct or not.
Source: http://www.kidsdinos.com/dinosaurs-for-children.php?dinosaur=Coelophysis
From Victoria.O:
ReplyDeleteThe centroceras is the ancestral family of the Trigonoceataceae and of the equivalent centroceratina extinct shelled cephalopods belonging to the Nautilida.
it range from the middle devonian to the lower permian . shells with compressed wholes and narrower than the dorsum. On the centroceras the flanks are divid by a ridge that runs along the middle.
Chanice Barnwell
ReplyDeleteBlue Class
Eyrpteurs is an extinct relative of the mordern king crab and sea scorpion. Became the state fossil in 1984. The fossil was found in NY the fossil appeared 450 million years ago. The fossil went extinct 260 million years ago.
Tetragraptus
ReplyDeleteDomain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
•Kingdom: Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
•Subkingdom: Bilateria (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
•Branch: Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908 - Deuterostomes
•Infrakingdom: Coelomopora (Marcus, 1958) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
•Phylum: Hemichordata (Bateson, 1885) Auct. - Hemichordates
•Class: Graptolithina
•Order: Graptoloidea
•Family: Dichograptidae
•Genus: Tetragraptus
Julie Urprasad BlueClass Coelophysis: 1. Coelophysis genus was composed of single species. Its a small dinosaur. Its measured up to 3 meters. Coelophysis is very slim and was predicted to be a fast runner. A nick name for Coelophysis is "hollow form" or "hollow process" because it had hallow limb bones. 2.Its been found in New Mexico at the Ghost Ranch .It could be found in parts of Arizona. 3.The environment that Coelophysis lives in what was then a seasonally dry, desert-like environment, a savanna-type climate. 4. Coelophysis lived during the late Triassic period, about 210 million years ago. 5.The fossil was discovered in 1889 by a paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope. 6. It is said that it isn’t extinct but it isn’t positive. SOURCE: HowStuffWorks, Inc.1988-2009 Animals/Coelophysis http:/animals.howstuffworks.com/dinosaurs/coelophysis.htm
ReplyDeleteJulie Urprasad Blue Class Coelophysis: 1. Coelophysis genus was composed of single species. Its a small dinosaur. Its measured up to 3 meters. Coelophysis is very slim and was predicted to be a fast runner. A nick name for Coelophysis is "hollow form" or "hollow process" because it had hallow limb bones. 2.Its been found in New Mexico at the Ghost Ranch .It could be found in parts of Arizona. 3.The environment that Coelophysis lives in what was then a seasonally dry, desert-like environment, a savanna-type climate. 4. Coelophysis lived during the late Triassic period, about 210 million years ago. 5.The fossil was discovered in 1889 by a paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope. 6. It is said that it isn’t extinct but it isn’t positive. SOURCE: HowStuffWorks, Inc.1988-2009 Animals/Coelophysis http:/animals.howstuffworks.com/dinosaurs/coelophysis.htm
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ReplyDeleteGreen Class
Nov.8, 2009
The Mastodont, also known as the Mamut americanum, is the state fossil for Michigan. It is the relative of the Mammoth and is a large Elephant. It roamed much of North America from about 3.75 million to 11,000 years ago. However it went extinct approximately 11,000 years ago.
The Mastodont as an adult stood around 2.5 and 3 meters (8-10 feet) and weighed about 3500 to 5400 kilograms (4-6 tons). It has been found all over the Great Lakes Region and Upper Midwest. Mastodont’s lived in regions that were forested during the Late Pliocene and Pleistonce epochs because they lived off of browsing herbs, shrubs and trees. Mastodont means: “mastos-breast, nipple, dont- tooth”.
Cited Sources:
“Michigan State Fossil”. Michigan: Mamut americanum (state fossil). 08 Nov. 2009.
http://www.statefossils.com/mi/mifossil.html
“Mastodonts”. Mastodonts. 08 Nov. 2009
http://www.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/larson/mammut.html
Harbir Deol Red 11/09/09 Mr. Barkan Montessori HomeWork - Coelophysis
ReplyDelete1. Coelophysis was discovered in 1881 by David Baldwin. It was named by US paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope in 1889. The type of species is Coelophysis bauri.
2. The fossil was found in Ghost Ranch, New Mexico, USA.
3. The environment it lived in was in a dry, desert like area.
4. The geologic period in which it lived in was the late Triassic period.
5. The fossil first appeared 128 years ago, in 1881 by David Baldwin.
6. The fossil is officially extinct. There is no sign of it.
Bibliography
Learning, Enchanted, 11/9/09 http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/dinos/Coelophysis.shtml
Kayla Boone [Green Class]
ReplyDeleteFossil: Coelphysis
History: The Coelphysis was a dinosaur that was about 9.8 ft. It was slim and was thought to be a fast runner. The Coelphysis ate meat.
Found: Coelphysis was found in New Mexico at Ghost Ranch.
Lived: Coelphysis lived in dry desert type of places.
Geologic Period: Coelphysis lived during the late Triassic period.
Discovered: Coelphysis was discovered in 1881 by David Baldwin.
Status: Not sure.
Cited Source:Gaines, Richard M. (2001). Coelophysis. ABDO Publishing Company
Raysel Rojas
ReplyDeleteI chose the mastodont species
1. This is an elephant-like species.{mastodon} is the animal of the species {mastodont}. This mammal/ fossil had distinctive flexible trunks and tusks. This species oobviously had male and female. The female were usually seven feet and the male 10 feet. The mastodon weighed up to about 6 tons.
2."The mastodon was spread out all across North America from Alaska to central Mexico".
3.The mastodont species were herbivores so their environment was filled with trees and shrubs that were mostly nearby swampy, wet areas in the woodland.
4.The Cenozoic period; Pleistocene Epoch
5. The mastodont were discorvered 24 mya.
6. The mastodont species became extinct 13,000 years ago
Cited sources: http://www.sdnhm.org/exhibits/mystery/fg_mastodon.html
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Jeff Cloud Juarez (Blue Class) I choose a Condor
ReplyDelete1. Condors have black feathers, and have a wingspan of over 9feet.They are the largest birds to fly in the Western Hemisphere. It is a New World Vulture, and is a monotypic genus.
2. Condor Fossils have been found at New York, Florida, and Texas.
3. Condors would live somewhere like the Grand Canyon, and the western mountains.
4. Condors lived in the Quaternary period, and are still alive today.
5. Condors first appeared at about 40 to 45 million years ago.
6. Condors are still alive, and are not extinct (not yet). Hopefully people will find a way to protect them.
Chrissy Garcia : Blue Class : 11-11-09
ReplyDeleteFossil: Mucrospirifer
The genus of Muscrospirifer has a number of different variations, or species. Here is a list of different Muscrospirifer species: "Mucrospirifer albanensis, Mucrospirifer arkonensis, Mucrospirifer bouchardi, Mucrospirifer grabaui, Mucrospirifer medfordsis, Mucrospirifer mucronatus, Mucrospirifer paradoxiformis, Mucrospirifer profundus, Mucrospirifer prolificus, Mucrospirifer refugiensis, Mucrospirifer thedfordensis, [and] Mucrospirifer williamsi." Muscrospirifer is a type of brachiopod, which an ancient kind of shellfish. Its name comes from Latin, and possibly means, "An organism which sharp or pointed parts that taper upwards". You can divide the word into two separate ones: mucro, which means, "sharp or pointed part of organ"; and spirifer, which means, "a top part of point that tapers upwards".
Mucrospirifer fossils can be found in the united States deep within different kinds of sedimentary rocks. They are also found in the offshore, muddy sediments of the ocean floor. Since they are a type of shellfish, they originally lived underwater, and from studying these fossils, scientists can conclude that they seemed to have a good amount of tolerance in withstanding their environment. Their fossils trace back to as far as the Ordovician period, but were abundant in the Middle Devonian period. Scientists have not found Mucrospirifer fossils that date back any later than the Jurassic period, which is when they believe they became extinct.
Mann, Doug and Mann, Claudia. "Murcospirifer The Winged Brachiopods." 2005. 11 Nov. 2009.
http://www.fossils-facts-and-finds.com/mucrospirifer.html
The Geological Society of America. "STABLE ISOTOPE VARIATION IN MIDDLE DEVONIAN BRACHIOPODS FROM THE HAMILTON GROUP. 2004. 11 Nov. 2009.
http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2004NE/finalprogram/abstract_70007.htm
Lusofossils Shop. "Lusofossils - My Collection of Brachiopods." 2006. 11 Nov. 2009.
http://www.lusofossils.com/brach.html
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/mucro
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/spirifer
http://www.glossary.com/encyclopedia.php?q=Mucrospirifer
Chanice Barnwell
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Cooksonia is an extict grouping of primitive land plants. This species came from Britian and Eatern Australia. About 425 million years ago the group continues to be important component of the flora until the early Devonian. When extincet about 380 millions years ago
http://www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/b-online/library/steur/eng/old1.html
Hi This is Katherine Lockward From Green class
ReplyDeleteI picked bothriolepis
1. The Bothriolepis ( which means Yeung's pitted scale) was very heavily encased in bony armour. The eyes were located on top of the head shield and situated very close to the light-receptive pineal eye. The shield was separated into two parts, one for the head, the other for the thorax.Genus - Bothriolepis
Species - Bothriolepis yeungae.
2+3. It was found in lakes and rivers in Canowindra. Its environment was for fish like animals.
4. It lived in the Acadian geologic time.
5. It first appeared about 387–360 million years ago.
6. It is unclear weather or not this is extinct or not.
http://www.ageoffishes.org.au/fishes/bothriol.htm
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/75126/Bothriolepis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bothriolepis
Naib Ahmed Red Class
ReplyDeleteFossil: Coelophysis
The Coelophysis is called the "hollow form". Its a dinosaur and its genus is Ceolophysidae. It was known to live 210 million of years ago in the Triassic period. It was first discovered in 1881 in New Mexico by David Baldwin.They do not know exactly when they became extinct. The Coelophysis lived in a dry climate or desert like area.
http://www.rareresource.com/coelophysis.htm, "Coelophysis", 11/11/09
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Pinder,Quintin From Green class
ReplyDeleteI have chosen the Phacops
1. The Phacops (which means Lens-face) it is said a quantity of Phacops were found in Europe, Australia and North. Phacops were also called trilobites; trilobites were hard shelled creatures, with multiple body segments and jointed legs.
2. It lived millions of years ago in the Earth's ancient seas.
3. It's environment was for sea floor animals.
4. It lived in the Paleozoic Era.
5. Phacops first appeared 395 - 345 million years ago.
6. Trilobites went extinct before dinosaurs even existed.
http://www.paleodirect.com/pgset2/tra004.htm
ReplyDeletehttp://www.paleodirect.com/images/textimages/marshall-trilomain1.jpg
The links were cut off. From Pinder,Quintin
Cree Payton from the Blue Class
ReplyDeleteBothriolepis
1) It is the genus of Bothriolepis, extinct fishes of the order Antiarcha, it’s class is Placodermi. And the species is Bothriolepis yeungae. The front end of Bothriolepis was very heavily encased in bony armor. The eyes were located on top of the head shield. The shield was separated into two parts, one for the head, the other for the thorax. The posterior portions of the body were naked, and were lacking scales. Strongly developed spines in the shoulder region appeared to have had a serrated edge and were movable. Bothriolepis was a bottom-dweller living in streams and lakes. With its small jaws and teeth, Bothriolepis was clearly not a huge predator but probably fed on small bottom-dwelling invertebrates. Bothriolepis means “pitted scale" or "trench scale.”
“Bothriolepis”
Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc 2009. 9 Nov. 2009
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/75126/Bothriolepis
2) Bothriolepis was found in fresh-water sediments, and also salt-water as well.
3) Bothriolepis lived in fresh and salt-water environments but was probably able to enter salt water as well.
4) Bothriolepis live in the Late Devonian period.
5) The fossil first formed about 360 million years ago.
6) It is unknown when the fossil went extinct.
“Bothriolepis yeungae”
by Gebesse at Grenfell Copyright © 1999-2009
Site last updated March 22, 2009. 9 Nov. 2009
http://www.ageoffishes.org.au/fishes/bothriol.htm
The Eurypterus is a relative of the modern king crab and sea scorpion. As of now, it’s extinct. The name Eurypterus means Broad Wings. The fossil has been found all over the world. It lived in an environment with shallow water. It lived around the Late Ordovician period. It first appeared 450 million years ago. It went extinct about 260 million years ago.
ReplyDeleteThe Paleontological Research Institution,
"Eurypterus Remipes", 11-Nov. 2009,
http://www.priweb.org/collections/arth/chel/remipest.html
Navjot Gill
ReplyDeleteRed Class
Coelophysis
1. The genus of Coelophysis is Coelophysis. The Coelophysis was a saurischian dinosaur and a theropod.
2. This fossil has been found in Ghost Town, New Mexico, USA.
3. The type of environment that the Coelophysis lived in was a dry, desert like environment/area.
4. The Coelophysis lived through the Late Triassic Period to Late Cretaceous Period.
5. The Coelophysis appeared 205-210 million years ago.
6. The Coelophysis disappeared (went extinct) 65.5 million years ago.
Sources:
2010 Edition Earth Science Reference Tables
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/dinos/coelophysis.shtml
SIMRANJEET SINGH RED CLASS
ReplyDelete1) The Coelophysis was a small dinosaur that walked on two long legs. It was approximately 9 feet long. It had light, hollow bones, this is what Coelophysis meant. It also had a long, pointed head with dozens of small sharp teeth. Each hand had three clawed fingers, and it had long neck. Its specie is called Coelophysis bauri, and its genus is theropod.
2) The Coelophysis fossil was found in Arizona, New Mexico, and maybe Utah. Specifically in Ghost Ranch, New Mexico.
3) Coelophysis lived in a very hot and always dry, similar to a desert environment, or a savanna-type climate.
4) Coelophysis lived during the late Triassic period, about 210 million years ago.
5) The Coelophysis fossil was discovered in 1881 by David Baldwin.
6) The Coelophysis fossil remains unclear if it is unclear or not.
CITED SOURCES:
http://www.rareresource.com/coelophysis.htm
http://www.kidsdinos.com/dinosaurs-for-children.php?dinosaur=Coelophysis
ceon greenclass
ReplyDeleteThe earliest trilobite known from the fossil record dates back some 543 million years and the last trilobites became extinct about 251 million years ago. All trilobite fossils have a similar body plan, being made up of three main body parts: A head, and main body section, and tail section. So the name, trilobite, meaning three-sectioned. Genus of trilobites (an extinct group of aquatic arthropods) found as fossils in Silurian and Devonian rocks (between 359,000,000 and 444,000,000 years old) in Europe and North America. Phacops is a common and easily recognizable form, with its rounded rather than angular outline, globose head region, and large compound eyes. A common form is the species Phacops rana. The Phacops lived in the Paleozoic Era and lived from the Cambrian to the Devonian. Most Trilobite species became extinct at the end of the Devonian Age. Final extinction was in the Permian Age. The Phacops lived in the ocean.
http://www.minertown.com/market/fossils/paleozoic/trilobites/trilobites.htm
ceon
this is adeola ademoye from the red class,
ReplyDelete1. the fossil i chose to do was cooksonia. the silurian plant fossil is in the same group as the cooksonia genus.
2. the fossil cooksonia has been found in britian,whales, and eastern australlia.
3. the fossil cooksonia lived in a very grassy and soil riched enviroment.
4.the fossil cooksonia lived during the silurian period and the beginning of the devonian period
5. the fossil cooksonia first appeared 450 million years ago.
6.the fossil cooksonia became extinct in 1789
my sources:
1.http://www.worldlingo.com/ma/enwiki/en/Cooksonia
2.http://www.xs4all.nl/~steurh/eng/old1.html
Mesam Hussain Blue Class
ReplyDelete1.I chose Coelophysis. It walks on two legs. It has sharp teeth. So we know its is a carnivore. It was 9 feet tall.Its species is Coelophysis bauri, and its genus is theropod. His name means hallow form.
2. Its was found in New Mexico, Arizona and Ghost Ranch.
3.Coelphysis usually lived in dry areas. Desert like areas.
4.They lived during the Triassic period.
5.The first fossil was found 218 years ago in 1881.
6.It is not sure if they are extinct.
Coelphsys dinosuars>November 11, 2009>http://www.rareresource.com/coelophysis.htm
Anthony Pieters
ReplyDelete1. I chose Mastadont. This animal belonged to a family called Mammutidae. another name for this animal is Mammut americanum. The Mastadont had elephant like features wich contained a flexible trunk and a set of two tusks. The male Mastadont was usually 10 feet tall and the female was usually 7 Feet tall. An adult Mastadont weighed 6 tons and were smaller than mammoths.
2. This fossil was found in the tar pits in California. Scientists found full fossils of this animal and some with preserved hair
3. The Mastadont lived all across North America(including Alaska)and in Central Mexico.
4. The Mastadont lived in the Miocene times between 24-5 mya.
5. The first fossils were discovered in the hudson river valley in 1705
6. The American Mastadon became extinct 13,000 yearts ago.
http://www.sdnhm.org/exhibits/mystery/fg_mastodon.html
Kayla Mustipher Green class
ReplyDeleteMy fossil is Coelophysis. The Coelophysis was a small,meat-eating dinosur. The characteristics of the Coelophysis were connected to the Tyrannosaurus-Rex. The Coelophysis had light body weight, so it was a very fast runner. When they ran their bodies were horizontal to the ground. The Coelophysis had a long neck, and large eyes. The coelophysis also had a lagre jaw that contained 100 sharp teeth,and three sharp claws on each hand. The word Coelophysis came from the combination of two Greek words, Koilos and Phisis. Koilos-meaning hollow and Phisis-meaning form, were the 2 words that described this "Hollow-Bone Dinosuar". This fossil is found at the Ghost Ranch in Rio Arriba, New Mexico. More thab hundreds of this fossils were found there. The environment the Coelophysis lived on was hot, dry, and had a large amount of land. The coelophysis lived in the late Triassic period, which was 205-210 million of years ago. Paleontologist do not know the exact reason these dinosuars died out, but it is estimated that they died out around 65.5 million years ago in the late Cretaceous period.
Sources:
1)http://nmstatefossil.org
2)www.santafestation.com
3)www.coleoptera.org
4)2010 Edition Earth Science Refrence tables
5)http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosuars/dino/coelophysis.html
Andrew Alarcon from blue class.
ReplyDelete1) The mucrospirifer is a species of mucrospirifer arkonensis. The mucrospirifer is similar to the brachiopods. A brachiopod is similar to a shellfish.
2) The mucrospirifer fossils are mainly found in the sedimentary rocks in the U.S.
3) Since the mucrospirifer fossils are similar to the shellfish, the mucrospirifers can be found in the ocean.
4) The mucrospirifers lived in the time period of 416 to 359.2 million years ago.
5) This fossil first appeared in the Jurassic time period.
6) It is believed that the mucrospirifer became extinct 359.2 million years ago.
Sources: "Mucrospirifer the winged Brachiopod." Site Build it!. 12 Nov 2009. http://www.fossils-facts-and-finds.com/mucrospirifer.html
hey mr. barkan :]
ReplyDeletethis is TESAH REYES - BLUE CLASS
1. Coelophysis is a fossil that means "hollow form." it is one of the earliest genera of a dinosaur. It is type species; C.
it is a lightly built dinosaur and it is measured up to 3 meters.
2. this species was found in Late Triassic.
3. it lived in a forest/tropical/dry area.
4. 220mya.
5. this fossil was found in the year 1881.
6. there wasnt a definite year for its extinction.
this is my answer. bye!
Krystal Singh.
ReplyDeleteblue class
Coelophysis
-Is New Mexicos state fossil.
- the name means hollow form referring to the bones in the dinosaur. the coelophysis was one of the first meat eating dinosaurs and very small.They were found in a place called ghost ranch in New Mexico.the ceolphysis usually lived in dry desert like areas.It lived through the Triassic Period and became extinct about 65.5 billion years ago. scientist dont know what exactly killed the disosaur.
Scources: http://nmnaturalhistory.org/subjects/dinosaurs/ceolophysis.shtml
http://www.rareresource.com/coelophysis.htm, "Coelophysis
Alyssa Kim Ang
ReplyDeleteMy fossil is the BELUGA WHALE. The Beluga whales genus and species is DELPHINAPTERUS LEUCAS . It’s called a beluga whale because beluga means white ones and a beluga is white. A beluga whale mainly lives in an aquatic enviorment. A beluga whale appeared in the eastern north pacific. It appeared up to 9 to 10 million years ago. They haven’t extinct yet.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061208133954AAgFumY
http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/beluga/adaptations.htm
....if i had a beluga whale I would name it BABY BELUGA SHAPOO!
Mariah Mingoes
ReplyDeleteRed Class
& Umm, I picked the “Cool” choice, which deserves an extra five points.
Coelophysis
1. The word Coelophysis means hollow form. It was a light built which sometimes measured up to three meters. It was slim in figure and thought to be a fast runner due to that. The Coelophysis had a small, narrow head with had sharp, jagged and curved teeth that led scientists to believe it was a carnivore. Its specie is Coelophysis bauri, and its genus is theropod.
2. Coelophysis lived in what a dry desert type of area. Likes parts of Africa, but with out grass because plans hadn’t evolved yet.
3. Coelophysis lived during the late Triassic period, roughly 210 million years ago; it was one of the earliest-known dinosaurs.
4. It was found 182 years ago in 1881 by David Baldwin.
5. It wasn’t concluded weather the fossil became extinct or not.
Btw, this project was tiring. Nite. (:
QHST
ReplyDeleteXavier Evans
Earth Sci
Coelophysis
Coelophysis was a small dinosaur. It walked on 2 legs. The bones were very hollow. It has a pointy head many small sharp teeth and has a long neck. The specie that it comes from is the Coelophysis Bauri.
Was found in Ghost Ranch, New Mexico.
Coelophysis can be found in a very dry desert type area.
It lived approx. 210,000,000 years ago in the Triassic period
This fossil was found in 1881 by David Baldwin.
The found was said to be extinct.
Hey hey pplz this is Shanice Darby from the Red class ( which is the best class by the way )
ReplyDelete9/12/09
I chose the manticoceras as my fossil.
1. This fossil is an Ammonoid and an invertebrate. I couldnt find what the name meant though sorry :)(Should still get points 4 trying though )
2. This fossil can be found in Morrocco.
3. I believe that they can be found in shallow waters.
4. The Manticoceras lived in the late Devonian period.
5. This fossil had first appeared about 750 million years ago.
6. This fossil was found to be extinct about 417 million years ago.
Sources:
2010 Edition Earth Science Reference Tables
fossils.valdosta.edu/fossil_pages/fossils_dev/i12.html
www.palaeos.com/Paleozoic/Devonian/Frasnian.htm
Jenelle Upshaw
ReplyDeleteRed Class
Coelophysis
1.Ceolophy mean "Hollow Form".Its species was a bauri and the genus was a theropod.
2.Coelophysis were found mainly in Ghost Ranch, New Mexico.Also maybe Arizona and Utah.
3.The Coelophysis fossil lived in an environment that was seasonally dry, desert like.
4.Coelophysis lived during the late Trassic period.About 210 million years ago. It was one of the earliest known dinosaurs.
5.Coelophysis was discovered in 1881 by David Baldwin.It was named by US paleontologist Edward Drinler Cope in 1889.
6.Tthere is no answer in which the Coelophysis fossil was extinct.
Sources:
Coelophysis Fossil
12 Nov. 2009
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/dinos/Coelophysis.shtml
Gagandeep Dahele
ReplyDelete1.Coelophysis is one of the earliest dinosaurs. This dinosaur is measured to be up to three meters in length and which was more than a meter tall at the hips. The word coelophysis means hollow form or hollow process, s named because of its hollow limb bones.
2.The fossil coelophysis was found in the first discovery of the dinosaurs in the 1881. Coelophysis was found in New Mexico, at the ghost Ranch.
3.Coelophysis belonged to a group called the taxonomic unit genus, composed of a single species. The environment they lived in was a flooding environment.
4.The Coelophysis lived through the Late Triassic Period to Late Cretaceous Period.
5.Coelophysis lived roughly 210 million years ago.
6.Coelophysis disappeared 65.5 million years ago.
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Coelophysis#encyclopedia
I chose the mastodont species
ReplyDeleteThis is an elephant-like species.{mastodon}This mammal/ fossil had distinctive flexible trunks and tusks. This species oobviously had male and female in their kind. The female was usually seven feet and the male was 10 feet. The mastodont weighed up to about 6 tons. More than an Elephant
The mastodon was usually finded through out all across North America ; from Alaska to central Mexico.
The mastodont species were herbivores so their environment was filled with trees and shrubs that were mostly nearby swampy, such as ; wet areas in the woodland.
It lived in the Cenozoic period ;Pleistocene Epoch
The mastodont were discovered 24 m.y.a.
The mastodont species became extinct 13,000 years ago
Cited sources: http://www.sdnhm.org/exhibits/mystery/fg_mastodon.html
Gary Oropeza (class red)
ReplyDelete1. My fossil is a coelophysis and its name means (hollow name) .
2. This fossil can be found in arizona new maxico.
3. the enviroment it lived in dry dessert like.
4.This fossil lived in late triassic period.
5.this animal first appeared 128 years ago.
6.this fossil is now extinct and you can find this animal no where else.
Ashley R. BLUE CLASS
ReplyDeleteThe earliest widespread land plant that has been preserved, and also the oldest known vascular plant is Cooksonia . This ancestral plant was moss like in structure. It first appeared 420 million years ago , in the Silurian Time Period. It became extinct at the end of the Early Devonian time period.
"Silurian Period." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2009. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 12 Nov. 2009 http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/544696/Silurian-Period.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~steurh/engplant/eblad1.html
Micahel Maloney, Red class
ReplyDeleteBothriolepis has a armor shell covering it's square like body. It fed on algae and other micro-organisms from the lake/river bottom. Its species is Bothriolepis yeungae, and it's genus is Bothriolepis. Bothriolepis translates too "pitted scale" and Bothriolepis fossils have been found on almost every continent. It lived in brackish rivers and lakes in the middle and late Devonian period (around 387 million to 360 million years ago).
"Bothriolepis yeungae", viwed on 11/12/09
http://www.ageoffishes.org.au/fishes/bothriol.htm
"Bothriolepis (paleontology)-Britannica Online Encyclopedia, viewed on 11/12/09
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/75126/Bothriolepis