Earth History/Geologic Time

• Introductory Earth history/geology time page.
• Geologic Time Scales:
  • A time scale from the University of Calgary -- uses the new age (around 544 Ma) for the Precambrian/Paleozoic boundary.
  • A time scale with an interesting discussion of geologic time.
• Take a trip in a geological time machine.
• A discussion of age dating techniques.
• The Cenozoic.
• The Mesozoic.
• The Paleozoic.
• The Precambrian.
• Funny ways to remember the time periods -- from Dr. Bob.
• This is a page that has an active graphic showing our current national debt -- one of the few things bigger than geologic time.

Evolution

• Introductory evolution page.
• A discussion of punctuated quilibrium .
• An experiment with lizards in the Caribbean suggests rapid evolution.
• What is the relationship between evolution and climate?
• Exploring the Creation/Evolution controversy.
• Evidence for the theory of evolution.
• Point by point discussion of evolution vs. creationism.
• Evolution: Theory and History.
• The Institute for Creation Research; a "Christ Focused Creation Ministry".
• The Creation Science website.
• A directory of Creation vs. Evolution websites.

Dinosaurs

• Introductory dinosaur page.
• What are dinosaurs?
• Were humans around at the same time as the BIG dinosaurs? Here's a web site that explores this topic (which reminds me of the old cartoon strip, "Alley Oop.")
• Dinosaurs - Fact and Fiction.
• Dinosaur facts and figures -- which was the biggest, the smallest, the fastest, the fiercest?
• Dinosauria!
• What killed the dinosaurs? Maybe it wasn't just a meteorite...
• Name that Reptile!
• What does it look like when an asteroid impacts Earth?

Fossils

• Introductory fossils page.
• How do fossils form? -- the short answer.
• Age dating fossils.
• Spectacular fossils from the world famous Burgess shale.
• The Burgess Shale Project.
• A museum web site about the Burgess shale.
• Fossils! -- with Bill Nye, the Science Guy.
• The University of California's Museum of Paleontology.

Global Change

• Introductory global change page.
• A USGS site dealing with global change
• The effects of climate change in the American Southwest.
• An Austrialian site discussing global change.
• Paleoclimatology web site.
• NASA's Global Change Master Directory.
• A center for information about global climate change.
• Ice Ages.
• Global change data and information.
• NOAA's Paleoclimatology Program.

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