Quizify: USGS Paleontology - Glossary of Terms

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Created by: mfagan
Created: June 21, 2010
Last saved: June 21, 2010
Question sets: 21

Question Sets

Pairs

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Acanthodians
Albian
Algae
Ammonite
Amoeba
Aperture
Aptian
Archaean

Pairs

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Barremian
Benthic
Berriasian
Bioluminescence
Biostratigraphy
Bivalve
Bony Fishes

Pairs

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Devonian
Diagenesis
Dinocyst
Dinoflagellate

Pairs

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Ecology
Ecosystem
Eocene

Pairs

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Fauna
Flora
Foraminifer
Fossil
Fossilization

Pairs

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Geochemistry
Geologic Time
Geologic Time Scale
Geology

Pairs

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Hadean
Hauterivian
Holocene
Hydrogeology

Pairs

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Isotopic Dating

Pairs

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Jurassic

Pairs

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Lithologic Unit

Pairs

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Maastrichtian
Macrofossil
Mesozoic
Microfossil
Micrometer
Miocene
Mississippian
Morphology

Pairs

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Nektonic
Notochord

Pairs

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Oligocene
Ordovician
Ostracoderms

Pairs

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Paleobathymetry
Paleobiogeography
Paleoceanography
Paleocene
Paleoclimate
Paleoecology
Paleoenvironment
Paleontologist
Paleontology
Paleozoic
Pelagic
Pennsylvanian
Permian
Phanerozoic
Placoderms
Plankton
Planktonic
Pleistocene
Pliocene
Precambrian
Proterozoic
Protist

Pairs

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Quaternary

Pairs

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Rhizopod
Rudist

Pairs

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Santonian
Sediment
Sedimentary Rock
Silurian
Stratigraphy
Subtropical

Pairs

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Taxonomy
Terrestrial
Tertiary
Triassic
Tropical
Turonian

Pairs

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Valanginian

Pairs

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Vendian

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