Marcy, Camp Counselor: . . . . Thu, Oct 14, 3:06PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Welcome to a Camp Internet Family Paleontology Dig ! Tnight we are going to be exploring all over California to uncover some amazing ancient life forms that once roamed our landscape. You will find a series of questions below, and imbedded in each question is a BUTTON that will link you to other sites on the Internet. Click on those buttons to read the materials that have the answers to the questions hidden in the text. To return to the chatroom and post your findings, use the browsers BACK button and then post your answers and findings. IMPORTANT - any time you post to the chat room, always include your name and school name - or class room name i.e. Mrs. Dennison's class at Orange - so we know who is posting. Say hello when you arrive so we know you are online - and then - Have fun !!

Marcy, Camp Counselor: . . . . Thu, Oct 14, 3:06PM PST (-0800 GMT)
First, let’s explore the smallest and biggest fossils that have been found in California. For the following questions, you will want to click on this button and from the table of contents, search by fossil type to uncover the answers. Then come back and post your findings answer by answer. Here we go ……… Where in California can you find real ancient Ammonite fossils ? What caused their sudden extinction over 70 million years ago ? …………. Where in California can you find fossils of shark’s teeth ? What type of hill are they found in ?

Marcy, Camp Counselor: . . . . Thu, Oct 14, 3:07PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Using the same button ……… What are the biggest fossils in the world ? ………… Jack London, a famous California author, visited the petrified forest in California – where is it ? How was it formed ? Name the three petrified trees you can discover on the web at the petrified forest….. How about trilobites – where are they found in California ? Use the web site to hunt for pictures of the trilobites – what color rock are they in ?

Marcy, Camp Counselor: . . . . Thu, Oct 14, 3:09PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Our Trail Guide, Dr. Hilton, made an important dinosaur discovery. Dr. Hilton's dinosaur belongs to the Hypsilophodonts. Find the link for that type of dinosaur on this link button and search for the answers to these questions : What did they eat ? And how many fingers did they have ? What was California like 115 million years ago when this dinosaur lived ? Desert ? Under water ? Forest ?

Marcy, Camp Counselor: . . . . Thu, Oct 14, 3:10PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Click on this button and at the bottom of the page, move on to page 2. from page two, answer these questions : What were Mosasaurs ? Where did they live ? What did they eat ? How do you think scientists know what they ate so many years ago ?

Marcy, Camp Counselor: . . . . Thu, Oct 14, 3:11PM PST (-0800 GMT)
How big were the first mammoths that crossed the Channel waters to reach an island ? What was the name of the island these first mammoths reached ? As time went by, the water levels in the ocean lowered and that island changed. What did it become ? What made the ocean level change ? Here is the button to start gathering up answers.

Marcy, Camp Counselor: . . . . Thu, Oct 14, 3:11PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Try out the Camp Internet Paleo Quiz online at button - you may not know all of the answers yet, but go ahead and do your best ! Over the next few weeks you will be given assignments that will reveal all of the correct answers. At the end of the paleontology section, we will ask you to take the quiz again to see how much more knowledge you gained !

Marcy, Camp counselor: . . . . Thu, Oct 14, 3:18PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Try this button - it is a great one to click on - it is your classes wonderful John Muir story drawings and comments - great work Campers !

Stephinie/Oro Grade: . . . . Thu, Oct 14, 7:13PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi,Timothy, I found the first answer, it is the BlackRock Campground?

Yohana Duenas from Oro Grande Elem.: . . . . Thu, Oct 14, 7:15PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi,Timothy I found the first answer it is Black Rock.

Stephinie,Jason/Oro Grade: . . . . Thu, Oct 14, 7:27PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi,Timothy,I found the answer to the second one,it is located in Napa Valley in Sonoma County.It was formed by a valcano that erupted three million year ago. Bye By Stephinie

Alfredo Gomez/ Oro Grande: . . . . Thu, Oct 14, 7:28PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Marcy, They had ten fingers.

Daria from Oro Grande: . . . . Thu, Oct 14, 7:28PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hy,Timothy I found the first answer it was the Black rock

Margarita Oro Grande: . . . . Thu, Oct 14, 7:32PM PST (-0800 GMT)
The ammonites are found in the Lassen Canyon

Marcy, Camp Counselor: . . . . Thu, Oct 14, 7:37PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Good evening everyone - checking in to see how you are doing ...

Marcy, Camp Counselor: . . . . Thu, Oct 14, 7:38PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Alfredo - the question is meant to be how many on each hand ? when you get that answer right you will also find yourfirst answer is also right, but in a different way.

Marcy, Camp counselor: . . . . Thu, Oct 14, 7:41PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Try this button - it is a great one to click on - it is your classes wonderful John Muir story drawings and comments - great work Campers !

Alfredo Gomez, Omar Figueroa Oro Grande: . . . . Thu, Oct 14, 7:41PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Marcy, The dinosaurs lived in the desert.

Alfredo Gomez, Omar Figueroa Oro Grande: . . . . Thu, Oct 14, 7:41PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Marcy, The dinosaurs lived in the desert.

Marcy, Camp counselor: . . . . Thu, Oct 14, 7:43PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Daria and Margarita - they are found near Black Rock, but not Lassen County - it is Lassen National Forest - can you show your families the amonite fossil we sent with your camp kit? That one may be over 400 million years old - that IS amazing ! It is very like the ones from California.

Marcy, Camp Counselor: . . . . Thu, Oct 14, 7:45PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Alfredo - dinosaurs lived in places that are now deserts, but they weren't when the dinosaurs roamed California .. back then the land was heavily forested - and - the middle of California was a big seashore where the sea water lapped up against what is now the Sierra Nevadas. Where did Dr. Hilton find his dinosaur bone ?

Marcy, Camp Counselor: . . . . Thu, Oct 14, 7:46PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Stephinie and Jason - you found the right location for the petrified forest question - now tell us what the names of the three petrified trees are that can still be seen there today .....

Trinica,Magan from Oro Grande School: . . . . Thu, Oct 14, 7:48PM PST (-0800 GMT)
When was the first time you heard about paleontology?

Marcy, Camp Counselor: . . . . Thu, Oct 14, 7:49PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Yohana - can you tell us what you can find out about the mammoths on the channel islands ? how did they get there ? and who found their bones ?

Jared from Oro Grande: . . . . Thu, Oct 14, 7:51PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Marcy, you can find ancient Ammonite fossils in Black Rock.

Marcy, Camp Counselor: . . . . Thu, Oct 14, 7:51PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Trinica and Magan - to tell you the truth, I had forgotten until doing this Dig that I was taken to the site where you find shark's teeth back when I was about your age and we chipped them out of a sandy cliff. Then in college, we hiked back behind Chico and saw seashells in the hillsides where it was once ocean, and that is way inland in the foothills of the Sierras - I was impressed !

Marcy, Camp Counselor: . . . . Thu, Oct 14, 7:52PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Right Jared, and what animal that you can see today reminds you of an ammonite ? hint - you find them in your garden eating your leaves sometimes ....

Neil Oro Grande: . . . . Thu, Oct 14, 7:54PM PST (-0800 GMT)
The first mammoths were approximately four to five feet high. They weighed 50,000,000 tons

Marcy, Camp Counselor: . . . . Thu, Oct 14, 7:55PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello to the parents with you all tonight - glad you can get a look at the fun learning the kids are enjoying with the Camp this year in their Backcountry studies ....

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Marcy, Camp Counselor: . . . . Thu, Oct 14, 7:57PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Neil - The FIRST mammoths on the Channel Islands were the huge Columbian types that were 14 feet high - that's as high as a roof today ! Then the pygmys slowly dwarfed and you are right about their height ... but I think that's too many zeros - how much did they weigh ?

Priscilla from Oro Grande.: . . . . Thu, Oct 14, 8:00PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Marcy I found the answer for the dino. The dino saur was a bipedal. It is 8 inches long. It eats little pieces of wood and leaves. It has 3 fingers on each hand or whatever.

Ms. Glenn from Oro Grande.: . . . . Thu, Oct 14, 8:02PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Marcy, It is time to leave. This has been a great experience. High Five on the photos and the paleo dig.

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