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Introduction to Paleontology - Period 1
It was just Cutter in front of the class this week since Connor hadn’t been feeling very well, so Cutter was handling the class for them.
“Good morning,” Cutter began that week’s class as he held onto his usual morning cup of coffee, “this week we’re going to be following on from last week’s class and talk about Invertebrate Paleontology,” he explained, “invertebrate paleontology is the scientific study of prehistoric invertebrates by analysing prehistoric invertebrates in the geologic record,”
“When it comes to the fossil record, soft-bodied and minuscule invertebrates—such as hydras, jellies, flatworms, hairworms, nematodes, ribbon worms, rotifers and roundworms are infrequently fossilized. As a result, paleontologies and other fossil hunters must often rely on trace fossils, microfossils or chemofossil residue when scouting for these prehistoric creatures,”
“Hard-bodied and large invertebrates are much more commonly preserved; typically as sizeable macrofossils . These invertebrates are more frequently preserved because their hard parts fossilise more readily—for example, shell, armor, plates, tests, exoskeleton, jaws or teeth.In invertebrates, these parts are composed of silica, calcite or aragonite and chitin, which is a protein often infused with tricalcium phosphate or keratin, which is another complex protein,, rather than the vertebrate bone or cartliage of fishes and land dwelling tetrapods,” he finished.
“For the rest of the class I would like you to work on yourmoddable worksheets and as always I’m available if there’s any questions you may have,”
“Good morning,” Cutter began that week’s class as he held onto his usual morning cup of coffee, “this week we’re going to be following on from last week’s class and talk about Invertebrate Paleontology,” he explained, “invertebrate paleontology is the scientific study of prehistoric invertebrates by analysing prehistoric invertebrates in the geologic record,”
“When it comes to the fossil record, soft-bodied and minuscule invertebrates—such as hydras, jellies, flatworms, hairworms, nematodes, ribbon worms, rotifers and roundworms are infrequently fossilized. As a result, paleontologies and other fossil hunters must often rely on trace fossils, microfossils or chemofossil residue when scouting for these prehistoric creatures,”
“Hard-bodied and large invertebrates are much more commonly preserved; typically as sizeable macrofossils . These invertebrates are more frequently preserved because their hard parts fossilise more readily—for example, shell, armor, plates, tests, exoskeleton, jaws or teeth.In invertebrates, these parts are composed of silica, calcite or aragonite and chitin, which is a protein often infused with tricalcium phosphate or keratin, which is another complex protein,, rather than the vertebrate bone or cartliage of fishes and land dwelling tetrapods,” he finished.
“For the rest of the class I would like you to work on your
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