Carthage College paleontologist Dr. Thomas Carr searches for dinosaur fossils in Hell Creek, Montana, along with a crew of Carthage students and other scientists. Hear what a day of paleontology is really like.
Mathematically the fossil record is about 1.5 miles(~8000 ft) thick over 4.3billion years old so that is probably around 1/50 of an inch of sediment per 1000 years. Can anyone explain why I am getting these numbers?
Mathematically the fossil record is about 1.5 miles(~8000 ft) thick over 4.3billion years old so that is probably around 1/50 of an inch of sediment per 1000 years. Can anyone explain why I am getting these numbers?
pmolter 2 weeks ago