List of top Geology Questions on Paleontology asked in IIT JAM GG

Match the plant fossils in Column 1 to the corresponding geological ages in Column 2.
Which one of the following is a nektonic bivalve?
Match the morphological features in Group I with the corresponding taxa in Group II.
Group IGroup II
P. Dissepiment1. Echinodermata
Q. Delthyrium2. Trilobita
R. Pygidium3. Brachiopoda
S. Ambulacrum4. Anthozoa
Which of the following fossil groups are from the Siwalik Group?
Which of the following is a body fossil?
The suture of a cephalopod having smooth saddles and crenulated lobes is called
Glossopteris is found in which of the following formations?
Which one of the following dinosaur fossils is a theropod?
What type(s) of fossil remains is/are studied in ichnology?
Which one of the following Gondwana flora is a seed?
Which one of the following gastropod genera displays sinistral coiling?
Which one of the following organisms became extinct during the Cretaceous- Tertiary mass extinction event?
Match the geomorphic features in Group I with the related processes in Group II.
Group IGroup II
PPedicle Foramen1Trilobita
QPallial Sinus2Cephalopoda
RPygidium3Pelecypoda
SSiphuncle4Brachiopoda
Increased diversity of siphonate bivalves occurred in response to
An index fossil should have
Which of the following statements are CORRECT?
Which of the following genera are stem fossils?
A hollow discoid (cylindrical) microfossil has an outer diameter of 20 µm, height 10 µm and wall thickness 1 µm. The internal volume that can be occupied by the organism is ________ µm3. (Use π = 3.14) (Round off to one decimal place.)
Fossils from which of the following invertebrate classes show pentameral symmetry?
Which one of the following statements is FALSE?
In the context of phylogeny of horses, the CORRECT chronological order from old to young is
Identify the plant fossil from the following list.
Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
Mammalian fossils are commonly found in
Which of the following gastropods has/have siphonal canal?