By THOMAS MANNING
Sun Advocate Reporter
USU Eastern’s Prehistoric Museum recently opened a new exhibit which illustrates the time line of different geological periods. The display also shows the important contributions prehistoric life plays in helping us discover how old the earth really is. “Geological time is really long,” Dr. Kenneth Carpenter said, saying that the emphasis of the project is to explain that the time between the major geological periods is vast.
However, when getting closer to the life of humans and present day, the time frame starts to shrink drastically. The project is set up in two different ways, with clocks on the wall to show the stages of life forms compressed into 12 hours. The earliest life would arrive at 2:20 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. is when oxygen is appears. The second part of the exhibit has a ruler which shows the distance in between stages.
The exhibit will be on display permanently.
The museum is also working on a new archaeological exhibit which will be available for public viewing in about a month.
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