Science at FMNH : Ep. 16 - Illinois 300 million years ago

300 million years ago Illinois was a swampy forest located near the equator.  Fossil charcoal from this and other areas can be used to study past extinction events and help us to understand the mass extinction event that is happening in our time.

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Ep. 13 - The Geologic Record & Environmental Change

Related podcasts:

• Ep. 14 - Presolar Grains & Solar System Formation
• Ep. 15 - Trilobite Evolution
• Ep. 17 – Wyoming 52 million years ago

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• Geology Department – Fossil Plants
• Mazon Creek Flora
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• Ian Glasspool

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