WebDoGS Time Machine!

Welcome to the Time Machine. Just point your mouse at the time scale to your left and click on one of the intervals of geological time. A page relating to that time will appear here, in this frame where you are reading now. It may be a page about a fossil of that time, or a map showing the way the continents were then or just an interesting point about the geology of that time. Some of the pages lead to still other pages where you can find out even more.... Don't get lost in the Time Machine!

To Get Around... When you want to return to the WebDoGS home page, just click on the [Home] button at the top of the Time Scale at left. Or click on the [Info] button to bring this page back.

Just for reference... When you point to part of the time scale, a sign should pop up on your browser that says the name of that period and what years it spans. The abbreviations used are common geological ones:

  • Ga = Giga annum (billion years ago)
  • Ma = Mega annum (million years ago)
  • ka = kilo annum (thousand years ago)

    • More cool stuff to do...

  • Join the WebDoGS! - Write pages for us to put on the Time Machine! It isn't hard, just take pictures of your favorite fossil, or draw one yourself and get it ready to view on the computer (make it about the same size as the ones you see here). Then CLICK HERE to fill out a form telling us what the page should say. You don't need to know how to program in "html" language, the form does all the work for you, and lets you preview your page before you send it to WebDoGS.

    • *** WARNING *** This form uses Javascript commands. Your browser must be Java-enabled to use it. We recommend Netscape Navigator 3.0 or later.
    (Hey! GLY 102 Students: Click here for your web page builder form....)