Utah's Geological Time
To best understand Utah's geological past, we need to understand the Earth's geological past.
Begin by watching this video
This chart goes along with the video above, feel free to look over it, but don't feel like you need to memorize it. It simply breaks down the geological time into the different time periods. (click on it for better detail).
Next, let's look at Ancient Utah, and how land forms have changed throughout the last couple of million years.
Look through the following slides, making note of how the land forms have changed throughout time. Make sure to read the descriptions on the right side, and make sure to pay attention to the dates listed along the top.
The changes that have occurred helps explain how we ended up with such amazing land forms here in Utah, and why those landforms have become national parks that people travel from around the world to see.
Look through the different pages below, exploring Utah's different national parks.
