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Find out all about the geology and paleontology of any U.S. state, Canada province, or Mexico region.

Choose from three main options:

Click on any s-p-r (state, province or region) in the interactive map for:

  • a geologic/shaded-relief map of the s-p-r
  • an overview of the paleontology and geology of the s-p-r through geologic time
  • links to more information about the s-p-r's paleontology
  • information about the State Fossil (U.S. only) or a slide show of representative fossils
Choose from the time period bar for:
  • a map showing the shapes and positions of land masses and oceans during that time period
  • descriptions of the world geography and climate, and North American geology and paleontology, for that time period
  • a geologic/shaded-relief map of North America showing surface rocks from that time period
  • links to more information about that time period

Select any combination of s-p-r and time period (e.g., Wisconsin in the Cambrian or Ontario in the Silurian) in the menus below the map for:

  • a geologic/shaded-relief map of the s-p-r showing surface rocks from that time period
  • a description of the paleontology and geology of the s-p-r during that time period
  • links to more information about the s-p-r during that time period
  • a slide show of up to eight images of fossils found in the s-p-r in rocks from that time period
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