Units of Measurement Conversion between metric and English units. 1 meter (m) = 39.4 inches = 1.09 yards; 1 yard = 0.92 m 1 centimeter (cm) = 0.39 inches; 1 inch = 2.54 cm 1 millimeter (mm) = 0.039 inch = 39/1,000 inch; 1 inch = 25.4 mm 1 micrometer or micron (um) = 0.000039 inch = 39/1,000,000 inch; 1/1000 inch = 25.4 um
The most important characteristics to consider when identifying Index Fossils: ABUNDANCE: To best allow paleontologists to correlate rocks with other rocks found at locations far apart, it's important that the index fossil be very widely distributed across a vast geographical region.
Three concepts are important in the study and use of fossils: (1) Fossils represent the remains of once-living organisms. (2) Most fossils are the remains of extinct organisms; that is, they belong to species that are no longer living anywhere on Earth. (3) The kinds of fossils found in rocks of different ages differ because life on Earth has changed through time. Stratigraphic ranges and origins of some major groups of animals and plants.