PPT-Llano Uplift: Paleozoic and Younger

 A roughly ovalshaped area where Precambrian and Paleozoic aged rocks have been exposed by erosion of the Cretaceous rocks of the Edwards Plateau Matt Engle Timothy Fedor Patrick Glass Mary Hangen Kurt Hellmich. Clapham. University of California, Santa Cruz. mclapham@ucsc.edu. Disparity trends in the shell coiling shape of . ammonoids. Ammonoid. coiling geometry. From . Korn. & Klug, 2012. The coiled shells of . Paleozoic regime shifts and climate Paleozoic regime shifts and climateJournal compilation GEOL 2110. The Paleozoic Era. Geological History of Gondwanaland and Late Paleozoic Life. Major Concepts. The continental reconstructions of . Gondwana. by Werner and . DuToit. were bang on and confirmed by geologic mapping, . Dryas. Leader: Kelly Hughes. Assistant: Liz Westby. G610: The Holocene. 23OCT2012. Image: . quaternaryscience.wordpress.com. Younger . Dryas. (~ 12.8 – 11.5 ka). Cold period in Arctic (GS1). Abrupt start and end. 2015-2016. Rationale. As educators, it is one of our greatest hopes that our scholars grow up to be independent, problem solving, well rounded. , . lifelong . learners. . Science Fair can be a powerful and effective means to achieving this end. The evident purpose of Science Fair is for scholars to experience the Scientific Method firsthand by generating a question of interest, designing the experiment, collecting and analyzing data, and synthesizing a conclusion. The benefits don’t end here. By scholars investigating real world issues, they become . Dryas. Cooling Event. Exploring relations between geochemical and ecological . e. xpressions of the Younger . Dryas. in the North Atlantic, Nordic, and New England Regions.. Introduction. . The Younger Dryas: . Evolution of the Continents. Important Terms. Craton: interior of continents made of stable Precambrian and Paleozoic . rocks.. Shield: portion of Craton composed of older Precambrian . rocks.. Platform: portion of Craton made of younger Paleozoic . To learn how the geologic timeline was made and how the length of the various periods are different. Agenda. Progress reports – need to be signed by Parent/guardian. Geologic History Notes. Project –highlights. Lisa Bishop. Amber Sanderson. Savannah Wallace. What? When? Where?. In central and west Texas exposures of the Grenville Orogeny record 300my of tectonic activity and metamorphism along the Laurentian margin.. Gary L. Kinsland. University of Louisiana at Lafayette. A few years ago satellite gravity became available which imaged the oceanic spreading centers in the Gulf of Mexico, demonstrated how the Yucatan Peninsula rotated away from . Lisa Bishop. Amber Sanderson. Savannah Wallace. What? When? Where?. In central and west Texas exposures of the Grenville Orogeny record 300my of tectonic activity and metamorphism along the Laurentian margin.. 3 . billion years ago (. b. ya. ). . . The oldest rock is dated at . 3.8 . bya. . . The Earth is thought to be . 4.6 . bya. . . Periods within the Precambrian. PROTEROZOIC. ARCHEAN. Era- Precambrian. Trexler. et al., 2004. Background. Orogenies. in the Paleozoic in western North America have traditionally been grouped into two:. Late-Devonian through Early Mississippian Antler Orogeny. Late Permian-Early Triassic Sonoma Orogeny. Important Terms. Craton: interior of continents made of stable Precambrian and Paleozoic rocks.. Shield: portion of Craton composed of older Precambrian rocks.. Platform: portion of Craton made of younger relatively undeformed Paleozoic sediments..