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Learning from the Fossil Record An Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 July 2017

Judy Scotchmoor
Judy Scotchmoor*
Affiliation:
University of California, Museum of Paleontology Berkeley, CA 94720-4780
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Learning from the Fossil Record is a title carefully chosen for it conveys multiple concepts. Paleontologists, geologists, biologists, and others use the fossil record to learn about the past history of the Earth. Using this knowledge, we have gained an understanding of geologic processes that continue today, biodiversity past and present, species origination and extinction, past and present climates, oceans, and atmospheres among others. In fact, we have been able to piece together the fascinating story of our dynamic Earth for the past 3.5 billion years.

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Research Article
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The Paleontological Society Papers , Volume 2: Learning from the Fossil Record , October 1996 , pp. 67 - 68
Copyright
Copyright © 1996 by The Paleontological Society 

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NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL. 1996. National science education standards. National Academy Press, Washington, DC., 262 pp.Google Scholar