Web Links Described From Chapter 8

Highlights of the Evolution of Life Through Time p.186
A virtual tour through the geologic history of Earth at the University of California (Berkeley).

Demise of the Dinosaurs - Was It Extraterrestrial? p.188
Website based on the terrific television documentary series "Walking With Dinosaurs".

Radon, A Radioactive Health Hazard p.190
Website devoted to information on the hazards of radon and what you can do about it.

Below you will find links to a number of other interesting web sites with information about Geologic Time.

The Geologic Time Scale
	A virtual tour through geologic time from the University of California Museum of Paleontology. ( http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibit/geology.html )

Geologic Time
	A popular on-line publication of the United States Geological Survey that tells the story of geologic time. ( http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/geotime/ )

An Illustrated Geologic Time Scale
	A geologic time scale with linked images of paintings of different geologic time intervals by Douglas Henderson. ( http://gallery.in-tch.com/~earthhistory/geologic%20timepage.html )

Geological Evolution of Earth
	Another illustrated geologic time scale showing locations of Earth's continents through time. ( http://www.handprint.com/PS/GEO/geoevo.html )

The Virtual Past - Radiocarbon and Dating Tools
	An excellent tutorial on radiocarbon and radiometric dating methods for determining absolute ages. ( http://life.csu.edu.au/virtpast/C14.html )

Radiocarbon-Related Information Sources
	Authoritative compendium of information on radiocarbon methods from the editors of Radiocarbon, the foremost academic journal on the subject. ( http://www.radiocarbon.org/Info/index.html )

Radiocarbon Web-Info
	Another authoritative web site devoted to radiocarbon methods. ( http://www.c14dating.com/ )

Dr. Donald U. Wise vs. Creationism
	A provocative exploration of geologic time as presented by creationists and interpreted by a geologist. ( http://www.csun.edu/~vcgeo005/wise.htm )

Consistent Radiometric dates
	A good illustration of the concept of "concordance" of radiometric dates from Dr. Joe Meert of Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana, USA. ( http://baby.indstate.edu/gga/pmag/radiomet.htm )

Metamphors for Geologic Time
	An interactive calculator that resets the history of Earth to a number of metaphors - find out how many days humans have existed on the cosmic calendar year. A revealing insight into the enormity of deep time. ( http://www.athro.com/geo/hgfr1.html )