Presentation on the sauropod dinosaur fossil
- Construct a presentation on your favorite fossil using the following as an outline:
- Show pictures of your fossils and state why you chose that fossil.
- What is its scientific name?
- i. Genus and species
- ii. What does that name mean (breakdown the Latin or Greek)?
- What is its colloquial name? i. e.g., “clam”, “bird”.
- When did it live? Give the geologic age range for your fossil.
- Where did it live?
- Where was your fossil found? Show a map of:
- 1. The present day, where it was found.
- 2. The past, show a paleogeographic map of the time period your fossil lived and where it was located.
- What did your fossil do for a living?
- What did it eat/how did it get energy?
- 1. How do we know?
- Was it a predator or prey?
- 1. How do we know?
iii. How did it move (DID it move?)?
- Find two things that surprised you as you researched your fossil and inform the class.
- Place your fossil on the big tree of animals (we will construct this in lecture).