Fossil Detectives. From: Science Scope | Date: July 1, 2006| Author: Bourdeau, Virginia | COPYRIGHT 2006 National Science Teachers Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Virginia Bourdeau

Middle school students can examine the fossil record and use evidence about paleoenvironments to develop an understanding of structure and function in living systems and changes over time in Earth history. Earth history is based on the study of rocks and the fossils associated with sedimentary rocks. To answer questions about past life on Earth, paleontologists use many branches of science, including anatomy, comparative morphology, biometrics, ...

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