If you prefer not to start from scratch, numerous ready-to-use presentations are available online:
Now go create a presentation that will turn your audience into paleontologists. The fossils are waiting.
Any preserved evidence of ancient life Types of Fossils: introduction to paleontology ppt
After your presentation, students should be able to:
Highlight the End-Permian (The Great Dying, ~96% of marine species extinct) and the End-Cretaceous (K-Pg extinction, ending the non-avian dinosaurs). If you prefer not to start from scratch,
Etymology: Greek palaios (ancient), ontos (being), logos (study).
Rapid burial by sediment (protects against scavengers and oxygen). Body fossils are any direct evidence of prehistoric
This is a crucial distinction. Body fossils are any direct evidence of prehistoric life, including whole bodies, shells, bones, teeth, and wood. Trace fossils are indirect evidence—tracks, trails, burrows, boreholes, bite marks, and even coprolites (fossilized feces). Use side-by-side images: a fossilized bone on one side, a dinosaur footprint on the other.