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What was the approximate height of Titanis walleri, also known as Waller's terror bird?
What was the approximate height of Titanis walleri, also known as Waller's terror bird?
- 1 meter (3.3 feet)
- 3 meters (9.8 feet)
- 2.5 meters (8.2 feet)
- 1.8 meters (5.9 feet) (correct)
During which time period did Titanis walleri live?
During which time period did Titanis walleri live?
- 5 to 2 million years ago (correct)
- 20 to 15 million years ago
- 10 to 5 million years ago
- 2 to 1 million years ago
What is necessary for the formation of a fossil?
What is necessary for the formation of a fossil?
- High levels of oxygen
- Rapid burial of the organism (correct)
- Exposure to sunlight
- Presence of living organisms
What is recorded in rock layers as part of the fossil record?
What is recorded in rock layers as part of the fossil record?
What can explain the formation of a rock layer with no fossils in between rock layers with different types of fossils?
What can explain the formation of a rock layer with no fossils in between rock layers with different types of fossils?
Titanis walleri, or Waller's terror bird, was ______
Titanis walleri, or Waller's terror bird, was ______
It could grow up to 1.8 m (5.9 feet) tall, about the same height as an adult ______
It could grow up to 1.8 m (5.9 feet) tall, about the same height as an adult ______
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to analyze patterns in the fossil record to explain how life changed over ______
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to analyze patterns in the fossil record to explain how life changed over ______
Major changes to populations of organisms and environments happened in the ______
Major changes to populations of organisms and environments happened in the ______
Such events from the past are recorded in rock layers as part of the ______
Such events from the past are recorded in rock layers as part of the ______
Titanis walleri, or Waller's terror bird, was _______
Titanis walleri, or Waller's terror bird, was _______
The approximate height of Titanis walleri, also known as Waller's terror bird, was _______
The approximate height of Titanis walleri, also known as Waller's terror bird, was _______
Life of Titanis walleri spanned from _______
Life of Titanis walleri spanned from _______
What is recorded in rock layers as part of the fossil _______
What is recorded in rock layers as part of the fossil _______
What is necessary for the formation of a _______
What is necessary for the formation of a _______
Titanis walleri, or Waller's terror bird, was ______.
Titanis walleri, or Waller's terror bird, was ______.
Titanis walleri could grow up to ______ tall.
Titanis walleri could grow up to ______ tall.
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to analyze patterns in the fossil record to explain how life changed over ______.
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to analyze patterns in the fossil record to explain how life changed over ______.
Major changes to populations of organisms and environments happened in the ______.
Major changes to populations of organisms and environments happened in the ______.
Such events from the past are recorded in rock layers as part of the ______.
Such events from the past are recorded in rock layers as part of the ______.