Question

Some of the important fossils which have been studied are those of organisms X, Y and Z, X were marine arthropods which were common between 400 to 600 million years ago. Y were the invertebrate animals (molluscs) with a flat, coiled, spiral shell which lived in the sea about 180 million years ago. Z are the extinct carnivorous or herbivorous reptiles which appeared on the earth about 250 million years ago and became extinct about 65 million years ago. What are X, Y and Z?

Answer 1

X are trilobites, Y are ammonites and Z are dinosaurs.