College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
8A50.34 - Geological Timeline and Fossils - Earth
Roll out a piece of paper of the proper length, and measure and label the eras.
We have some fossils that are quite good including dinosaur poop, petrified wood, some nautiloids, and nautiloid cephalopod isorthoceras fossiles from Graf, Iowa, plus some Devonian age coral that is 400 million years old from the Devonian Gorge in Iowa City, IA, all courtesy of our fossil gathering friends in the Physics Department and the Science Ed. Department.
Stromatolite fossils.
- Richard E. Zeebe and Lucas J. Lourens, "Solar System Chaos and the Paleocene–Eocene Boundary Age Constrained by Geology and Astronomy", Science, Vol. 365, #6456, Aug. 2019, p. 926.
- Janice VanCleave, "Time Line", Dinosaurs for Every Kid - Easy Activities That Make Learning Science Fun, p. 46 - 49.
- Nicole Wetsman, "Pale Blue Blip", Popular Science, Spring 2020, p. 8.
- Steven I. Dutch, "Earth", 2003 Science Supplement (Spring), ISBN 0-7172-1575-x, Grolier Incorporated, p. 306 - 322.
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