Invertebrate I.D.
We all know what a dinosaur looks like - it is a vertebrate like us and has a bony skeleton with a backbone. But did you know that invertebrate fossils are far more common than vertebrate fossils?
Your fossil collection is probably made up of invertebrate fossils. At first glance, they may just look like a pile of shells, but with practice, and a little help from our guide, you should be able identify your collection.
Look at the invertebrate wheel. It has 14 different groups laid out around its edge - everything from ammonites to trilobites! Do you recognise any of them?
If you read these pages you should become an expert invertebrate identifier!
The major groups are listed below - If you read these pages you should become an expert invertebrate identifier!
CLICK on each word to learn more about this type of fossil.
Add this wheel of INVERTEBRATES IN YOUR NOTES -
DRAW A CONCEPT MAP for
INVERTEBRATE CLASSIFICATION OF ANIMALS - project (just like the one you completed for vertebrates
MATERIALS FOR PROJECT
- plain paper
- pencil
- colored pencils
- ruler
- notebook paper
- plan out size of bubble & keep consistent
- use ruler to draw lines for connecting bubbles
- use notebook paper to do a rough draft
- you must show Mrs. Remis rough draft by
- Monday, ___4/28__(10 points)
- turn paper landscape position; fold shutter style
- (Mrs. Remis will give you the paper after rough draft check)
- Start with the first bubble labeled = ANIMAL KINGDOM (all capital letters)
- under each type of invertebrate class; add bubbles for each specific characteristics
- (2 characteristics)
- neatness is a must!
- color bubbles (use only color pencils!) - color each specific invertebrate class information same color
- (mollusks - blue/; insects- green)
- End the bubble flow an animal name (tarantula, lady bug)
- you may use your notes & this site to help you complete a thorough concept map
DUE DATE: Friday, 5/2
start of class - turn into class drawer
start of class - turn into class drawer
