Dinosaurs Final Exam review

the study of sedementary rock strata; deposits typically laid down by flowing water or wind

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stratigraphy based on rock properties; younger sediments are deposited on top of older sediments

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stratigraphy based on fossils; distinctive fossils or groups of fossils characterize particular time intervals

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What time was Pangea existing?

What era were the dinosaurs living?

What era were the dinosaurs living?

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___ ___ is all time from the beginning of the earth to the present

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___ ___ is Geochronology, age in numbers.

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___ ___ is time/age relative to other rocks, based on the geology discipline of Stratigraphy.

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stratigraphy based on fossils; distinctive fossils or groups of fossils characterize particular time intervals