Sedimentary Principals and Fossils by Jordan Telleria https://padlet.com/3039551/boyqcgwpk5lp Jordan Telleria en-us 2018-01-23 21:37:46 UTC 2023-03-19 10:56:10 UTC hello@padlet.com Principle of Uniformitarianism 3039551 https://padlet.com/3039551/boyqcgwpk5lp/wish/224027766 Uniformitarianism is defined in the authoritative Glossary of Geology as "the fundamental principle or doctrine that geologic processes and natural laws now operating to modify the Earth's crust have acted in the same regular manner and with essentially the same intensity throughout geologic time]]> 2018-01-23 21:39:51 UTC https://padlet.com/3039551/boyqcgwpk5lp/wish/224027766 Principle of Superposition 3039551 https://padlet.com/3039551/boyqcgwpk5lp/wish/224027861  the youngest layer is on top and the oldest on bottom, each layer being younger than the one beneath it and older than the one above it.]]> 2018-01-23 21:40:12 UTC https://padlet.com/3039551/boyqcgwpk5lp/wish/224027861 Principle of Original Horizontality 3039551 https://padlet.com/3039551/boyqcgwpk5lp/wish/224028007 The Principle of Original Horizontality states that layers of sediment are originally deposited horizontally under the action of gravity]]> 2018-01-23 21:40:48 UTC https://padlet.com/3039551/boyqcgwpk5lp/wish/224028007 Principle of Original Lateral Continuity 3039551 https://padlet.com/3039551/boyqcgwpk5lp/wish/224028070 The principle of lateral continuity states that layers of sediment initially extend laterally in all directions; in other words, they are laterally continuous]]> 2018-01-23 21:41:02 UTC https://padlet.com/3039551/boyqcgwpk5lp/wish/224028070 Principle of Cross-Cutting Relationships 3039551 https://padlet.com/3039551/boyqcgwpk5lp/wish/224028162  principle of geology that states that the geologic feature which cutsanother is the younger of the two features]]> 2018-01-23 21:41:22 UTC https://padlet.com/3039551/boyqcgwpk5lp/wish/224028162 Principle of Inclusions 3039551 https://padlet.com/3039551/boyqcgwpk5lp/wish/224028248 This is a restatement of Charles Lyell's original principle of inclusions and components from his 1830 to 1833 multi-volume Principles of Geology, which states that, with sedimentary rocks, if inclusions are found in a formation, then the inclusions must be older than the formation that contains them.]]> 2018-01-23 21:41:43 UTC https://padlet.com/3039551/boyqcgwpk5lp/wish/224028248 Mold and Cast Fossils 3039551 https://padlet.com/3039551/boyqcgwpk5lp/wish/224028328 Organisms buried in sediment may decay or dissolve away leaving a cavity or mold]]> 2018-01-23 21:42:00 UTC https://padlet.com/3039551/boyqcgwpk5lp/wish/224028328 Petrification Fossils 3039551 https://padlet.com/3039551/boyqcgwpk5lp/wish/224028437 etrification is the process by which organic material becomes a fossil through the replacement of the original material and the filling of the original pore spaces with minerals.]]> 2018-01-23 21:42:23 UTC https://padlet.com/3039551/boyqcgwpk5lp/wish/224028437 Footprints and Trackways Fossils 3039551 https://padlet.com/3039551/boyqcgwpk5lp/wish/224028514 A fossil trackway is a type of trace fossil]]> 2018-01-23 21:42:40 UTC https://padlet.com/3039551/boyqcgwpk5lp/wish/224028514 Coprolites Fossils 3039551 https://padlet.com/3039551/boyqcgwpk5lp/wish/224028546 Coprolites are classified as trace fossils as opposed to body fossils]]> 2018-01-23 21:42:48 UTC https://padlet.com/3039551/boyqcgwpk5lp/wish/224028546 Whole Body or True Form Fossils 3039551 https://padlet.com/3039551/boyqcgwpk5lp/wish/224028566 A true form fossil is a fossil of the whole/entire body of the organism, like an actual animal or animal part]]> 2018-01-23 21:42:55 UTC https://padlet.com/3039551/boyqcgwpk5lp/wish/224028566