geological record

Examples (10)

• The geological record preserves evidence of ancient climate change.
• Fossils in the geological record reveal how life diversified over time.
• According to the geological record, mass extinctions have occurred more than once.
• Researchers compare ice cores with the geological record to reconstruct past temperatures.
• What does the geological record tell us about the rise of mammals?
• If we misread the geological record, our models of Earth’s history will be flawed.
• Much of the geological record is incomplete because erosion removes older layers.
• This region’s geological record has been remarkably well preserved.
• Students are taught to place events in the geological record using stratigraphic principles.
• New dating techniques have refined the geological record of volcanic eruptions.