Presentation for NCOB field staff professional development

1. A Table Rock Geology Primer Outward Bound Staff Training Michael Follo

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16. “Geologic Year” 1 calendar year (365 days) = 4.6 billion years 1 “day” = 12.6 million years January 1 Origin of the Earth February 14 Oldest known rocks April 1 Oldest known fossils October 31 Cambrian Explosion November 25 First land plants/animals December 1 Appalachians form December 7 First Dinosaurs December 25 Dinosaurs extinct! December 26 Rockies form December 31 5:00 pm First Hominids 11:30 pm First Homo sapiens 11:58 pm Last ice age 11:59::57 Voyage of Columbus