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9. The image to the left show a series of sections containing various fossils. I

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Question

9. The image to the left show a series of sections containing various fossils. If the star is 325 million years old (ma), and the heptagon (the 7-sided fossil) is 337 ma, how old is the 15-sided fossil in between?

If the star existed for three million years, from 324ma-327ma, how old must the arched arrow in section three be?

10. Based on what you learned about fossil preservation, how might the following be preserved as fossils?

Dinosaur bones?

Microscopic organisms like bacteria and protists?

Skin or feathers?

DNA?

Explanation / Answer

9. it will be approximately 350 ma yars becasue it is below the star and in parallel with the star approximately

10 dinasour bones can be preserved in ice as they are found in artic region

bacteria can be preserve as frozen culture

skin can be fossiled sorounded with chemicals and coldness

DNA can be preserved in any of the organ/tise/bone because each and every cell have DNA . so if we can preserve any cell we preserve DNA