Daily Archives: September 23, 2011

Oldest Fossils in the Americas

Here is an interesting webpage that describes the oldest fossils found in the Americas.  Follow the links across the top to see information about the different fossils, where they were found, and what they tell us.  What’s interesting is how … Continue reading

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Ice Age world maps

Here are a couple of things that are pretty interesting.   The first is a map of what the world looked like during the last ice age.  Notice how much more land there is because the sea levels were lower.  … Continue reading

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Beringia, “land bridge” maps

Hey, this is a really cool map of what scientists believe Beringia looked like over the past 20,000 years. The map changes to show you how the glaciers melted and flooded the area in between Asia and North America. Check … Continue reading

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