Fossils B/C

[AWildMudkip]

Hey, does anyone know ways on how to differentiate pictures of equus and mesohippus other than looking at the number of toes? Sometimes the feet are hidden, so I want to know another reliable way to id them.

If you have images of the skull/teeth, the best way to tell is that mesohippus has triangular and somewhat pointy parallel ridges for each tooth while equus is a flat tooth.

[HippoLowercase]

Hey, does anyone know ways on how to differentiate pictures of equus and mesohippus other than looking at the number of toes? Sometimes the feet are hidden, so I want to know another reliable way to id them.

If you have images of the skull/teeth, the best way to tell is that mesohippus has triangular and somewhat pointy parallel ridges for each tooth while equus is a flat tooth.

Cool, thanks for the help!

[meilingkuo]

Is fossils list allowed outside of binder? Should it printed single-sided or double-sided if ok to be outside of binder?

[dxu46]

Is fossils list allowed outside of binder? Should it printed single-sided or double-sided if ok to be outside of binder?

Per the rules manual, "no material may be removed from the binder" (Rule 2.b.)

[hippo9]

Is fossils list allowed outside of binder? Should it printed single-sided or double-sided if ok to be outside of binder?

Per the rules manual, "no material may be removed from the binder" (Rule 2.b.)

Actually, if the event is not run at stations, rule 2.b. does not prohibit removal of materials. Rule 2.b. only prohibits removal of materials if the event is run as stations, and actually only specifies stations with specimens or displays.

[dxu46]

Is fossils list allowed outside of binder? Should it printed single-sided or double-sided if ok to be outside of binder?

Per the rules manual, "no material may be removed from the binder" (Rule 2.b.)

Actually, if the event is not run at stations, rule 2.b. does not prohibit removal of materials. Rule 2.b. only prohibits removal of materials if the event is run as stations, and actually only specifies stations with specimens or displays.

Yes, but I can't think of a reason why the list would need to be taken out of the binder if it wasn't run in stations (for quick ID, it's easy to go down the list and picture each specimen in your head, while for a long test there are bound to be easy questions that could be answered quickly to make some time for hard questions that you don't have to rush to ID.)

[hmmm]

Is fossils list allowed outside of binder? Should it printed single-sided or double-sided if ok to be outside of binder?

Per the rules manual, "no material may be removed from the binder" (Rule 2.b.)

also from the rule manual:"Each team may bring one magnifying glass, the Science Olympiad Official Fossil List and one
standard 3-inch or smaller, 3-ring binder containing information in any form and from any source
attached using the available rings"
I think this implies that the Fossil List can be separate from the binder, or else they wouldn't explicitly mention it.

[isotelus]

Is fossils list allowed outside of binder? Should it printed single-sided or double-sided if ok to be outside of binder?

Per the rules manual, "no material may be removed from the binder" (Rule 2.b.)

also from the rule manual:"Each team may bring one magnifying glass, the Science Olympiad Official Fossil List and one
standard 3-inch or smaller, 3-ring binder containing information in any form and from any source
attached using the available rings"
I think this implies that the Fossil List can be separate from the binder, or else they wouldn't explicitly mention it.

Yeah you can have a list out of the binder, but nothing else. This is helpful because while on a page, you wouldn't have to flip all the way back to the list if you couldn't take it out. It might not always be helpful, but it certainly can be.

[GurtYo]

Hey Guys! Can anyone recommend some good websites for Fossils? Right now, I am using Wikipedia and Encyclopedia, and they seem pretty good, but they don't have some of the genuses (is that the right plural?).

[hmmm]

Hey Guys! Can anyone recommend some good websites for Fossils? Right now, I am using Wikipedia and Encyclopedia, and they seem pretty good, but they don't have some of the genuses (is that the right plural?).

There's a bunch of good resources at the bottom of the wiki page.