Match the following fossils numbered 1-14 below to its geologic period. For each

Question

Match the following fossils numbered 1-14 below to its geologic period. For each geological period there can be at least 2 or more fossils.

Geologic Period

Cambrian Ordovician Silurian Devonian Carboniferous Permian Triassic Jurassic Cretaceous Neogene

Fossils

1. Acanthodian

2. Agnostid (order of trilobites)

3. Ammonite

4. Brachiosaurus

5. Cockroach (order of insects)

6. Edaphosaurus

7. Eurypterid

8. Ginkgo

9. Glossopteris

10. Oak (tree with broad leaves)

11. Opabinia

12. Placoderm

13. Smilodon

14. Wiwaxia

Explanation / Answer

1. Acanthodians - Devonian

2. Agnostid - Cambrian

3. Ammonite - Devonian

4. Brachiosaurus - Jurassic(kimmeridgian)

5. Cockroach - carboniferous

6. Edaphosaurus - Carboniferous(gzhelian)

7. Eurypterid - Ordovician

8. Ginkgo - Permian

9. Glossopteris - Triassic

10. Oak -

11. Opabinia - Cambrian

12. Placoderm - Devonian

13. Similodon -

14. Wiwaxia - Cambrian

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