Iowa Geology

Select the correct chronological of sequences
Saux, Midcontinental, Tippecanoe, Kaskaskia, IES
Midcontinental, Saux, Tippecanoe, Kaskaskia, IES
IES, Midcontinental, Saux, Tippecanoe, Kaskaskia
Midcontinental, Tippeacanoe, Saux, Kaskaskia, IES
Iowa's oldest rocks, this era makes up 85% of Earth's history.
Siurian
Cambrian
Ordovician
Precambrian
What is for dating in the Cambrian era?
Trilobites
Crinoids
Brachiopods
Early fish
What is used for dating in the Ordovician era?
Trilobites
Brachiopods
Condonts
Clams and shells
Which of the following were included in the Saux Megasequence
Cambrian
Silurian
Tippecanoe
Ordovician
Pennsylvanian
IES
Devonian
Wapsipinicon
Which of the following units are apart of the Silurian era?
Blanding
Scotch Grove
Praire du Chien
Platteville
Galena
Gower
Hopkinton
Maquoketa
Noah
Marmaton
Shawnee
Casey
Which of the following are apart of the Ordovician era?
Casey
Praire du Chien
St Peter
Galena
Gower
Pella
St Louis
Douglas
Bronson
Maquoketa
Wapsipinicon
Noah
Which era is known to be the 'Age of the Fishes' in terms of fossils?
Ordovician
Precambrian
Mississippian
Devonian
Which elements are most abundant in the Mississippian era?
Shale
Quartz Geodes
Mammal
Limestone
Chert
Dolomite
What element is the Silurian era most famous for?
Brachiopods
Shale
Dolomite
Coal
Which of the following is NOT apart of the Pennsylvanian formations? (3 answers)
Marmaton
Bronson
St Louis
Douglas
Noah
Shawnee
Casey
Cherokee
Kansas City
Lansing
Maquoketa
Wabaunsee
Hopkinson
Cherokee
Which of the following are included in the Tippecanoe Sequence?
Mississippean
Ordovician
Silurian
Devonian
Cedar Valley
Cambrian
During which era did glaciers start entering Iowa?
Devonian
Mississippiean
Pennsylvanian
Precambrian
Which of the following formations are associated with the Silurian era?
St Peter
Plattevile
Blanding
Scotch Grove
Galena
Gower
Noah
Lancing
Wabaunsee
Douglas
Hopkinton
Bronson
Which era is world famous for crinoid fossils in Iowa?
Mississippean
Silurian
Ordovician
Precambrian
Which of the following eras mark the end of the Tippecanoe sequence?
Cambrian
Silurian
Mississippian
Ordovician
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