Paleontologists

Paleontologists — page 1
IT’S ABOUT TIME Kids always know how old they are That is because they know their birthday and it’s easy to keep track by counting the years as they go by Knowing the age of our planet is not so simple For one thing the history of Earth is far longer than the history of human beings living on it Scientists study rocks to learn how old the Earth FIELD NOTES Scientists study rocks to learn how old the Earth might be Human beings rarely live to be more than might be Human beings rarely live to be more than 100 years old Though a century is a long time for a 100 years old Though a century is a long time for a human to live it is little more than a blink of an eye human to live it is little more than a blink of an eye when considering the age of the planet itself when considering the age of the planet itself 4