Questions 6-10 relate to the digging the fossil record on the smithsonian website. each complete and correctly answered question is worth 2 points.

6. where is your virtual dinosaur dig happening? describe the conditions at the dig site.

7. look at the pictures. what are the different tools used at a dig site and what are their uses?

8. what kind of animal did you uncover in your dinosaur dig?

9. how are fossils protected for transport?

10. after the dig, give the following information: when did it live and where was this specimen found?

  6.Where is your virtual dinosaur dig happening? Describe the conditions at the dig site.

It’s happening at the Judith River Formation in Montana. There are hills that are covered with rocks and gravel.  

7.Look at the pictures. What are the different tools used at a dig site and what are their uses?

Hammers, the end of a broom, brushes, and pickaxes.  

8.What kind of animal did you uncover in your dinosaur dig?

A ceratopsian dinosaur.  

9.How are fossils protected for transport?

They are encased in field jackets made from burlap and plaster to protect them during transport.

10.After the dig, give the following information: When did it live and where was this specimen found?

This dinosaur lived in the Cretaceous Period, it was found in the Upper Cretaceous rocks of the Judith River Formation.