Across
- 2. the supercontinent all the continents were apart of at the beginning of time
- 5. Earth first formed during the ______ era
- 6. The time period dinosaurs were around in
- 9. fossils that are widespread,abundant,and short-lived
- 10. uses the decay of radioactive elements to determine the age of a fossil of
- 11. preserved remains or traces of animals or plants
Down
- 1. a scientist who studies earth's crust and the processes and history that shaped it
- 3. history of life as documented by all fossils, preserved in the sedimentary rock strata
- 4. someone who studies fossil remains found on earth's surface in order to study primitive life forms such as: plants,animals,fungi,bacteria
- 7. rock layers
- 8. All of earth's geological history represented on a chronological time chart
