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We have a text-only version of this page. Introduction to Geology | Navigating our Geology Wing (mya = million years ago) Phanerozoic Eon (544 mya to present) Cenozoic Era (65 mya to today) Quaternary (1.8 mya to today) Holocene (11, 000 years to today) Pleistocene (1.8 mya to 11, 000 yrs) Tertiary (65 to 1.8 mya) Pliocene (5 to 1.8 mya) Miocene (23 to 5 mya) Oligocene (38 to 23 mya) Eocene (54 to ...

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Many people think paleontology is the study of fossils. In fact, paleontology is much more. Paleontology incorporates many different kinds of data from different fields. We provide three different areas in which to start your exploration of paleontology: Phylogeny the family tree of life. Geologic Time the temporal existence of groups of organisms. Evolutionary Thought evolutionary topics and ...

Welcome to the Phylogeny Wing These exhibits explore the ancestor/descendant relationships which connect all organisms, past and present. Here are four ways to get started: 1. Learn about the history and diversity of lifeeverything from whales to bacteria over 3.5 billion years of life's historyby browsing our extensive exhibit on the phylogeny of life on Earth. 2. Wondering what in the world ...

UCMP'S TYRANNOSAURUS REX EXPOSITION IN conjunction with the official unveiling of its free-standing mounted skeleton of Tyrannosaurus, UCMP hosted a T. rex Expo September 1517, 1995. This event introduced the public to (1) the T. rex, (2) the Museum's new quarters in the Valley Life Sciences Building and (3) the research being done at UCMP. Most of all, the Museum wanted to thank all the donors ...

UCMP Collections Vertebrates Invertebrates Microfossils Paleobotany Paleobotany Collection About Our Holdings Paleobotany Catalog Remote Catalogs Botanical Mycology Phycology Paleontology Related Materials GeoRef Paleobotany Links Paleobotany Collection: Catalogs and Information The UCMP paleobotany catalog (available on-line) contains information on over 20, 000 specimens of fossil plants, ...