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This 24-word fossil word search covers paleontology and geological history for Grades 9–12. Hidden words span geologic periods (Cambrian, Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous), famous fossils (trilobite, ammonite, crinoid), and landmark fossil locations (Burgess Shale, Green River Formation, La Brea Tar Pits). Use it as a warm-up during an earth-science unit on fossils and deep time, as a review before an exam, or as a sub-plan activity.

Subject:
Science
Topic:
Geology
Grade Level:
9th – 12th Grades
Updated March 2020

Word List

  • CAMBRIAN
  • ORDOVICIAN
  • SILURIAN
  • DEVIBUABNUSSUSSUPPIAN
  • PENNSYLVANIAN
  • PERMIJAN
  • TRIASSIC
  • JURASSIC
  • CRETACEOUS
  • TERTIARY
  • AMMONITE
  • TRILOBITE
  • CRINOID
  • GREENRIVERFORMATION
  • BURGESSSHALE
  • LABREATARPITS
  • FLORRISSANFOSSILBEDS
  • HELLCREEKFORMATION
  • SOLNHOFENLIMESTONE
  • PIERRESHALEFORMATION
  • KNIGHTIA
  • PETOSKEYSTONE
  • MOROCCO
  • FENESTRELLA

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