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Mo11-L1b: Fossils: What is in the Ancient Environment?
Key Concept Key Concept
Fossils: What is in the Ancient Environment? Fossils: What is in the Ancient Environment?
What can fossils tell us about ancient What was Earth’s climate like when
environments? dinosaurs lived?
Fossils also show that Earth’s SUMMARY
climate has warmed and
cooled many times in the past. Fossils: What is in the Ancient Environment?
Plant fossils are especially Fossils can form in many different ways.
good indicators of
climate change. Fossils help scientists learn about Earth’s
ancient organisms and past environments.
Fossils of some plants reveal that 100 million years
ago, Earth was very warm and covered by tropical
forests and swamps.
Fossils of some organisms, like ferns and woolly
mammoths, help scientists learn about ancient
organisms and past environments.
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