Bucks Earth Heritage Group

Cretaceous Life

Life in the Chiltern Hills 80 million years ago - this is an example of our educational worksheets dealing with fossils and palaeo-environments

Look at the 3 fossils you have been given and answer the following questions:

1. Draw each fossil and write the fossil's common name (you can use your flow chart to help or your teacher will help:

2. What do you think the fossils tell us about this part of Bucks 80 million years ago, e.g. did this animal live in:

            (i)         the sea

                        a river

                        on land

            (ii)        was the climate:

                        very warm (tropical) or

                        very cold (icy)?

            (iii)       was the weather:

                        stormy (strong winds or waves) or

                        calm

  [tick or circle your chosen answer]