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University of California

Ucmp: The Paleozoic Era

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent overview of the Paleozoic Era. It also provides a chart where you can learn information regarding each of the time frames within the era.
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University of California

Ucmp: Web Geological Time Machine

For Students 6th - 8th
The Museum of Paleontology at Berkeley offers an online geological time machine which allows you to catch a glimpse of ancient eras in earth's history. Click into an "Era" to learn about its stratigraphy, life forms, localities, and...
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Other

Devonian Times

For Students 9th - 10th
Newspaper-formatted Devonian Times reports on the ongoing exploration and research being conducted at Red Hill, a Devonian-period fossil site located in central Pennsylvania, where an impressive array of fossilized animal and plant life...
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University of California

Ucmp: The Devonian Period

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief overview of the Devonian Period, including links to additional details on four categories and a table showing the subdivisions of the Devonian Era.
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Other

Hvpm: Mass Extinctions

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the mass extinctions throughout earth history. Each mass extinction has a link to its own page with a list of its possible causes and the species that were most affected.
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PBS

Nova: A Brief History of Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
This timeline is a good resource if you are looking for brief descriptions of the geologic periods. Descriptions include pictures of common organisms for each period and the range of time covered by each period.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: The Search for Ancient Sharks: Tour the Ancient Seas

For Students 9th - 10th
Users explore the ancient seas in this site as they move their mouse around the illustration to view sea life during the Devonian Period.