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Divisions in Time
• Scientists developed the geologic time scale to
divide Earth’s history into manageable units. The
fossils each unit contains define it.
Divisions in Time
• Trees that produce seeds in cones appeared at the
beginning of the Mesozoic Era.
Divisions in Time
• Large tree ferns were common during the late
Paleozoic Era.
Divisions in Time
• Index fossils help identify a very short period of
Earth’s history and must meet four requirements.
Changing Environments
• Fossils provide clues about changing environments.
Changing Environments
• Fossils of plants and animals at La Brea Tar Pits, in
Los Angeles, California, show that the climate has
not changed much in the last 40,000 years.
Changing Environments
• Falls of the Ohio is a state park in Indiana where
summers are hot and winters are cold and snowy.