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Field Museum: Exhibits: Evolving Planet: Tertiary

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Delve into the Tertiary Period portion of the Evolving Planet exhibit, and trace the climate and continental shift during this time. Includes an overview of the period, a collection of images, and a look at the Tertiary Period's contribution to the evolution of our planet and its creatures.

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Concepts
carnivores, continental drift, marsupials, primates, rodents
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Additional Tags
climate shift, convergent evolution, evolution of animals, hoofed mammals, mammal diversity, monotremes, placental mammals, age of mammals, cenozoic era, fossil lake in wyoming, tertiary period, tropical climates, miocene epoch
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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