Earth Geologic History
Earth Geologic History
Earth Geologic History
History
Superposition-
undisturbed layers
will have the oldest
on the bottom and
youngest on top
Vocabulary
Uniformitarianism Correlation
Relative Time Unconformity
Original Horizontality Index fossils
Superposition
Intrusions
Extrusions
Inclusions
How can the older layers end up
on top?
Faulting
Folding
Crustal Uplift
Intrusions
2 Shale is older
than sandstone
3 An unconformity
exists directly
under the shale.
Sediments and cracks
Sediments have been weathered,
eroded and deposited before they
became part of a larger rock.
Index fossils
– Similar fossils that existed for a brief period of time
but appear in layers of rock (strata) all over the
world .
Matching
up index
fossils
helps
correlate
layers of
rock and
age them.
Which layers are the same age?
How old are they? (ESRT pg 8/9)
Correlation
Volcanic Ash or
Meteorite Debris
– A thin layer of fine
sediment spread
over the Earth
that settles and is
trapped between
layers of rock
Volcanic Ash layer
Layer of Meteorite Debris
VOLCANIC ASH LAYER AT THE SAME TIME AS THE
DINOSAURS BECAME EXTINCT LEAD SCIENTISTS
TO LOOK FOR METEORITE CRATER
Chicxulub Crater 65 mya 170 km. Wide
Unconformities – something is missing
Do Now:
Bedrock outcrops A and B are located at two different locations along the Genesee
River in western New York State. Rock layers 1, 2, and 4 are the same in both
outcrops.
Find me on the
ESRT pg 8-9.
Using index fossils on the ESRT
http://www.johnkyrk.com/evolution.html
HW: Youtube review
Age and events of the earth – pg. 8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmUpOYvxiZw&fe
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