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A Trip Through Geologic Time
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Traces of Tracks
Paleontologists can learn a lot from trace fossils. The figure below shows fossil
footprints. The larger prints were made by a dinosaur. The smaller prints were
made at the same time by a small mammal. Can you infer what happened?
Answer the following questions on the back, and write your RAFT writing assignment on the
back as well. The writing assignment needs to be 5-8 sentences long.
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What are trace fossils?
When these animals made the prints, was the soil moist or dry? Explain.
How did the prints become trace fossils?
From which direction did the dinosaur come? From which direction did the
mammal come?
5. Did either animal change its speed? How can you tell?
6. What prints lead away from the meeting of these animals?
7. You are to write a RAFT – R= Hiker that went back into time, A = Classmates, F=
Reporter, T = What do you think happened in the picture .
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