Historical Geology

Lecture Notes Assignments and Tests Additional references Chapters 1 - 2 Introduction to Historical Geology Fundamentals of Relative Dating Relative Dating Assignment Uncovering Florida's Fossil Past - Determining Fossil Ages - worksheet Lesson Plan Interactive relative dating exercises (from Athro) Unravelling geologic time - Columbia U. Who's on First - A relative dating activity Earth's Cycles - Columbia U. Chapter 3 Geologic Time Age of the Earth Radiometric Dating Radiometric Dating Assignment Geologic Time Chart to know Time Chart Test with automatic checking feature, courtesy of former student Jon Challen; updated 2009 Time Chart with correct answers Blank Geologic Time Chart for test 2009 International Stratigraphic Chart and here Quaternary reinstated Hadean is listed as informal 2009 Geological Society of America time chart 2008 International Stratigraphic Chart - note - the definition of the Quaternary and revision of the Pleistocene are under discussion.  The base of the Pleistocene is at 1.81 Ma but may be extended to 2.58 Ma.  The historic term "Tertiary," comprising the Paleogene and Neogene, has no official rank.  Hadean (older than 4 billion years) is listed as "informal". 2003 International Stratigraphic Chart - note - the terms Tertiary and Quaternary have been removed! Detailed info to support time chart Detailed geologic time chart Understanding Geologic Time View Hutton's famous unconformity at Siccar Point Indicators of an Old Earth Ontario Centre for Religious Tolerance Geologic Time exhibit - U. California, Berkeley Radiometric dating- a Christian perspective Radiocarbon Dating WEB-info from New Zealand Radiocarbon Web Server, Arizona   Chapter 4 Earth Materials Basic Information on Minerals and Rocks for Historical Geology Students The notes in the section below are the notes from the Physical Geology class. They are MUCH more detailed than is required for Historical Geology. The notes should provide you with more than an adequate background on the material in Chapter 2 of Levin, but please do not think that you are responsible for knowing all of the details in these notes. Minerals Igneous Rocks Weathering and the origin of sediment Sedimentary Rocks Metamorphic Rocks       Chapter 5 Sedimentary Rocks Physical Geology Sedimentary Rocks Notes Introduction to Sedimentary Rocks Sedimentary Structures Depositional Sedimentary Environments Sandstone Interpretation Carbonate Rock Interpretation Facies, Transgressions, Regressions, and Walther's Law   The following movies are available at non-print media in the Clarkston library. Please see them and fill in the Movie Question Sheets: Life From the Sea Record of the Rocks Bedforms and cross-bedding from the U.S. Geological Survey Another page of bedforms from USGS Ichnology (trace fossils) Siliciclastic rocks, depositional environments Carbonate rocks Growth of the North American Continent Chapter 6 The Fossil Record - Paleontology Fossil Preservation Fossils Evolution   Uncovering Florida's Fossil Past - Cladistics Cladistics lesson plan Worksheet 1 - classifying coins Worksheet 2 - classifying animals Worksheet 3 - cladogram Picture files Uncovering Florida's Fossil Past - Naturally Selecting Insects lesson plan Worksheet NEW!! - Understanding Evolution - an evolution website for teachers - University of California, Berkeley, Museum of Paleontology Fossil Links The Virtual Fossil Museum Getting Into the Fossil Record Paleontology Links World of Amber Paleontology Portal - Georgia Virtual Museum of Fossils - Valdosta A key to the common genera of Neogene sharks teeth (Smithsonian) Fossil sharks teeth, NC Evolution Links National Science Teachers Association Position Statement on the Teaching of Evolution National Association of Biology Teachers Position Statement on Teaching Evolution Teaching About Evolution and the Nature of Science (National Academy of Sciences) Why Teach Evolution? Major Themes in Evolution Evolution and the Nature of Science Evolution and the National Science Educaiton Standards Frequently Asked Questions Activities for Teaching About Evolution and the Nature of Science Harvard Biology Links - Evolution Evolution - Theory and History - U. California Berkeley Evolution vs. Creation Science Ontario Centre for Religious Tolerance Evolution - Talk-Origins Archive Frequently asked questions on evolution from Talk-Origins Archive Evolution lecture notes - Columbia U. The Paluxy River track controversy - human tracks in the geologic record? Chapter 7 Earth Structure and Plate Tectonics Earthquakes and Seismic Waves Earth's Interior Faults Folds and Crustal Deformation Plate Tectonics   World Seafloor Map - NOAA, Marine Geology and Geophysics Division Click here to see complete map Volcano World Maps of Ancient Earth Lithoprobe Overview of the Earth Chapter 8 and 9 Origin of the Earth Precambrian The following movie is available at non-print media on Clarkston Campus. Please see it and fill in the Movie Question Sheet: The Big Bang and Beyond Earth's First 3.7 Billion Years - Columbia U. Origin of Life on Earth (RNA) Origin of Life Archean Uranium deposits and the origin of life General information on the Vendian Vendian Fossils Chapters 10 - 12 Paleozoic Invertebrate Macrofossils Cambrian Fossils of the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale Ordovician Silurian Devonian Carboniferous (Mississippian and Pennsylvanian) Permian Fernbank Field Trip Assignment Paleomap Project by Scotese Paleogeographic Maps Regional paleogeographic views of Earth History The Search for Life's Origins - National Academy of Sciences Burgess Shale Fossils Origin of Tetrapods - Columbia U. The Permian Reef Complex (Delaware Basin) of West Texas Lithologic, paleogeographic and paleocurrent maps of the World Plant fossils Mazon Creek Fossils from the Pennsylvanian of Illinois - Plants and Animals A history of Paleozoic forests Plant fossils of West Virginia Chapters 13 - 14 Mesozoic "The Age of Dinosaurs" Early Mesozoic (Triassic-Jurassic) Dinosaurs Cretaceous Jurassic Reef Park Oceans of Kansas - Fossils from the Western Interior Sea (Mosasaurs and other Cretaceous fossils) The Real Jurassic Park - Morrison Fm etc. - Columbia U. Solnhofen Ls and Birds - Columbia U. Dinosaur references Syllabus from Dinosaurs and the History of Life - Columbia U. The Triassic World and the Origin of Dinosaurs - Columbia U. Triassic dinosaur assemblages - part 1, part 2 Alabama Dinosaurs Dinosauria Online Dinosaur Dictionary Dinosaurs - Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology University of California, Berkeley - Exhihbition of Fossil Life Dinosaurs - Hot-blooded or Cold-blooded? Dinosaur Trace Fossils Museum of the Rockies (lots of dinosaurs) Yucatan Peninsula impact crater which has been linked to the extinction of the dinosaurs more than 65 million years ago. Dinosaurs and the History of Life Syllabus Lab Syllabus   Chapters 15 -17 Cenozoic Ice Ages - Illinois State Museum The Midwest 16,000 years ago - Illinois State Museum Human Origins and Evolution in Africa Discover Magazine articles on Human Origins Becoming Human Aquatic Ape Theory Aquatic Ape Theory Pliocene Pussycat Theory