Question 1
Which of the following organisms would be most likely to be preserved in the geologic record?
◦ a tree
◦ a mussel that clings to rock outcrops in the surf zone
◦ a clam with a thick calcite shell that lived on a mudflat
◦ the bones of a dinosaur that lived in a humid environment
Question 2
What is amber?
◦ a prehistoric plant stem
◦ fossilized bone marrow
◦ permineralized wood
◦ hardened tree resin