Based on the evolutionary relationship suggested by the anatomy of the skull, in which of che following formations was the skull found?

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Paleontologists at Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument discovered a new
ceratopsid skull. The skull has a moderate-sized neck frill, indicating a small body, and
has two short horns. The table shows rock formations at the monument and the location of
known fossils relative to those formations.
Ceratopsid Fossil
Locations
Cretaceuos-Age Rocks
MYA
Formation
Canaan Peak
70-
Triceratops
Torosaurus
Kaiparowits
80-
Centrosaurus
Chasmosaurus
Wahweap
Straight Cliffs
90-
Zuniceratops
Tropic Shale
Dakota
San Rafael Swell
100
Protoceratopsid
Based on the evolutionary relationship suggested by the anatomy of the skull, in which of
the following formations was the skull found?
Dakota
Wahweap
Kaiparowits
Canaan Peak
Transcribed Image Text:Paleontologists at Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument discovered a new ceratopsid skull. The skull has a moderate-sized neck frill, indicating a small body, and has two short horns. The table shows rock formations at the monument and the location of known fossils relative to those formations. Ceratopsid Fossil Locations Cretaceuos-Age Rocks MYA Formation Canaan Peak 70- Triceratops Torosaurus Kaiparowits 80- Centrosaurus Chasmosaurus Wahweap Straight Cliffs 90- Zuniceratops Tropic Shale Dakota San Rafael Swell 100 Protoceratopsid Based on the evolutionary relationship suggested by the anatomy of the skull, in which of the following formations was the skull found? Dakota Wahweap Kaiparowits Canaan Peak
Researchers were working to determine the evolutionary history of modern horses using
fossils of four horse ancestor species in North America. They had incomplete data for
some of the fossils.
This is the data available to the researchers.
Species
Fossil
Percent
Age of Rock
Location
Uranium
Layer
235
Decay
Mesohippu
Colorado
3.2
Unknown
Merychippu
Montana
1.7
20-13 million
years ago
Dinohippus
Montana
Unknown
3-5 million
years ago
Orohippus
Wyoming
5.4
Unknown
Based on the data presented, what is the order of the fossils from most distant to most
recent ancestor?
Mesohippus, Dinohippus, Orohippus, Merychippus
Dinohippus, Merychippus, Mesohippus, Orohippus
Merychippus, Orohippus, Dinohippus, Mesohippus,
Orohippus, Mesohippus, Merychippus, Dinohippus
Transcribed Image Text:Researchers were working to determine the evolutionary history of modern horses using fossils of four horse ancestor species in North America. They had incomplete data for some of the fossils. This is the data available to the researchers. Species Fossil Percent Age of Rock Location Uranium Layer 235 Decay Mesohippu Colorado 3.2 Unknown Merychippu Montana 1.7 20-13 million years ago Dinohippus Montana Unknown 3-5 million years ago Orohippus Wyoming 5.4 Unknown Based on the data presented, what is the order of the fossils from most distant to most recent ancestor? Mesohippus, Dinohippus, Orohippus, Merychippus Dinohippus, Merychippus, Mesohippus, Orohippus Merychippus, Orohippus, Dinohippus, Mesohippus, Orohippus, Mesohippus, Merychippus, Dinohippus
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