Colossal fossils: jaw analysis: fossil 4

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Description
Analyze a fossil jaw and work out which large extinct animal it came from. Measure the jaw's length and height, and estimate the body size of the animal. Examine the type of teeth and their arrangement. Decide whether the animal was adapted to eat plants, insects, other animals or a combination. Identify an extinct animal by matching the estimated body size and type of diet. This learning object is one in a series of six learning objects. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object.
Objective


Students analyze a megafauna jaw fossil and identify its species.
Students relate the structure of teeth and jaws to their functions and body size.
Students systematically record observations and use them to make deductions.

Curriculum Information

K to 12
Grade 10
Science
Living Things and Their Environment
Learners, Students

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