We will look at a few index fossils and see if we can figure out the order they would fall on the geologic timescale. Make a timeline for each group and one for the teacher demo. I have done this with ...

Researchers have made a new discovery that changes our understanding of Earth's early geological history, challenging beliefs ...

Many different representations of the timeline have been created, and many approaches developed by informed, trusted sources. We will provide a list of web sites with relevant information. The ...

There are three general approaches that allow scientists to date geological materials and answer the question: "How old is this fossil?" First, the relative age of a fossil can be determined.

STEM-ology, a monthly series of themed science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) events for all ages, continues in April at the University of Wyoming, with events including Toddler ...

For 600,000 years during the tail end of the Miocene epoch, the Mediterranean was a dried-up salt plain cut off from the Atlantic Ocean. Around 5.3 million years ago, the eastern and western ...