Make Your Own Paper Fossils

Go Home _ U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Make Your Own Paper Fossils A computer animation and paper models By Tau Rho Alpha*, Scott W. Starratt*, and James W. Hendley H* Open -file Report 94-667 This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with U.S. Geological Survey editorial standards. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Although this program has been used by the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy and functioning of the program and related program material, nor shall the fact of distribution constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS in connection therewith. *U.S. Geological Survey Menlo Park, CA 94025 Comments encouraged talpha@ISDMNL.wr.usgs.gov sstarratt@ISDMNL.wr.usgs.gov jhendley @b wtrms. wr.usgs. gov (gobackvwd) <(n| H^ (gofoxwd) Description of Report This report illustrates, by means of computer animations and paper models, how two organisms, a trilobite and a nautiloid, became fossils. The report is intended to help students and others visualize the size and shape of a trilobite and a nautiloid, the environment in which they lived, and the circumstances of their fossiUzation and subsequent discovery. By studying the animations and the paper models, students will come to understand why fossils are important in interpreting the Earth's history. Included in the diskette version of this report are templates for making the paper models, and instructions for their assembly, a discussion of fossils, and animations of trilobite and nautiloid locomotion and habitats. The animation is accompanied by sound. If no sound is heard, change the memory of HyperCard, to 4500K, and ensure that the control panel "Sound", which is in the "Control Panels" folder under the "Apple" menu, has the volume set to at least 2. To change the memory available to HyperCard quit this stack. Highlight the HyperCard, program icon and choose "Get Info" from the File Menu. Change the "memory requirements" to 4500K and start this stack again. The paper version of this report includes everything listed above except for the animations. Many people provided help and encouragement in the development of this HyperCard stack, particular…