Geology 001B West Valley College

Historical Geology R. Lopez

Study Questions:

Fossils, Fossilization, Stratigraphy, Transgression, Regression
  1. What is a fossil and what is fossilization?

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  2. What is permineralization? Give an example.

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  3. What is carbonization?

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  4. What is the difference between a mold and a cast?

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  5. What are impressions?

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  6. What are some examples of trace fossils?

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  7. What are body fossils and coprolites?

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  8. What are altered remains and unaltered remains? Give examples of each.

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  9. What are fossil successions and who established this principle?

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  10. Does evolution act randomly? Is extinction permanent or temporary?

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  11. What is a lithostratigraphic unit and what is a biostratigraphic unit?

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  12. What are biozones and formations?

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  13. What are key beds and how are they used for stratigraphic correlation?

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  14. What are range zones and Key or index fossils and how are they used for stratigraphic correlation?

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  15. What are the three criteria for an index fossil?

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  16. What are sedimentary facies?

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  17. What are marine transgressions and regressions?

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  18. Know about limestone facies, sandstone facies, and shale facies. What is the depositional environment of each?