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Oldest Multicellular Organisms: Nilpena, South Australia Virtual Field Trip part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This immersive virtual field trip provides the opportunity to explore Ediacaran fossils in Nilpena, South Australia, via a virtual field trip. Users can explore the immersive field trip on their own ...

Exploring the K-Pg Mass Extinction Virtual Field Trip part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This immersive virtual field trip provides the opportunity to explore the mass extinction of the K-Pg via a virtual field trip. Students can investigate rocks and fossils found at boundary locations ...

Layers in Time - Ediacaran Golden Spike Australia, Virtual Field Trip part of SERC Web Resource Collection

Explore the Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point (abbreviated GSSP, and often referred to as a Golden Spike), for the Ediacaran in this virtual field trip. The Ediacaran Period named after ...

Living Microorganisms, Shark Bay Australia, Virtual Field Trip part of SERC Web Resource Collection

Explore Shark Bay, Australia, through this virtual field trip. Three thousand years ago microbes started building up stromatolites in Shark Bay, and this location contains diverse and abundant ...

Marble Bar, Western Australia Virtual Field Trip part of SERC Web Resource Collection

The Marble Bar Chert of Western Australia, is one of the earliest sedimentary deposits on Earth. The Marble Bar Chert, along with the presence of pillow basalts, could be an important part of ...

Geology photo search page part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This page contains a search engine to locate specific photos by keyword. All photos are freely downloadable and are at resolutions sufficient for power point.

Hot Springs Microbes Hold Key To Dating Sedimentary Rocks, Researchers Say part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This is a ScienceDaily article about the effect of microbes on sedimentary rock formation. It covers the process of calcium carbonate crystalization, the effect of microbes on that process, and how ...

Cell evolution and Earth history: stasis and revolution part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This review paper synthesizes data from paleontology, comparative morphology, and molecular phylogenetics into a cohesive (if extremely controversial) model of the evolution of life on Earth. Topics ...

Introduction: how and when did microbes change the world? part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This is a review article published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. It summarizes the current consensus and points of debate regarding the age and history of life on Earth. It ...

The Paleontology Portal part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This portal provides access to a large variety of paleontological information, including an interactive map and timeline that allow users to explore the history of life through geologic time in North ...