Our Changing Earth: An Introduction to Paleontology

Duration: 13

Year Published: 1961

Creator: Film Associates of California

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Explains how scientists use the evidence of plant and animal fossils to reconstruct maps of our prehistoric continents and oceans to enumerate the changes which have taken place on the earth's surface. Shows the outline of the continents dating back 500 million years and moves forward through the various ages to the appearance of man. Emphasizes that the earth is constantly changing and that the fossils formed today will become the records of the future.

Complete Record: Explains how scientists use the evidence of plant and animal fossils to reconstruct maps of our prehistoric continents and oceans to enumerate the changes which have taken place on the earth's surface. Shows the outline of the continents dating back 500 million years and moves forward through the various ages to the appearance of man. Emphasizes that the earth is constantly changing and that the fossils formed today will become the records of the future., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.


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