Ancient Swamp Dwellers: Fossils and Changing Environments

What evidence can fossils provide about ecosystems from the distant past?

Educator stands in dinosaur hall surrounded by skeletons

Ancient Swamp Dwellers: Fossils and Changing Environments

What evidence can fossils provide about ecosystems from the distant past? Museum Educator Tony explains how, by studying fossils along with familiar modern animals, we can construct a picture of past habitats and their climates!

NGSS TIE-INS

3-LS4-1, 4-ESS1-1, MS-LS2-4, MS-LS4-1