Park Film

Duration:

20 minutes, 51 seconds

Layers of Life: Stories of Ancient Oregon tells a story of one of the richest fossil beds in North America, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. Travel through nearly 50-million years and discover how life during the Age of Mammals and Flowering Plants responded to landscapes with fluctuating climates and explosive volcanoes. Once warm and rainy, teeming with crocodiles and palm trees, the land slowly transformed into a high desert, dotted with sagebrush steppe and pronghorns. Dynamic, 3-D animation illustrates how iconic landscape features like Sheep Rock, the Painted Hills, and the Clarno Palisades were formed.

 

Park Film Shorts

 

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  Behind the Scenes of Fossil Discoveries

  Behind the Scenes of Fossil Discoveries takes you on a fossil’s journey from formation to preservation.

  Duration:

  5 minutes, 18 seconds

 

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  Uncovering the Past, Learning about the Future

  Uncovering the Past, Learning about the Future gives an overview of fossil discovery and research at John Day Fossil Beds beginning in the early 19th century.

  Duration:

  3 minutes, 36 seconds

 

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  Ancient Migrations

  Ancient Migrations discusses how the fossil record is used to reconstruct ancient ecosystems and reveal ancient animal migration.

  Duration:

  3 minutes, 25 seconds

 

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  How Do We Know What We Know?

  How Do We Know What We Know? explains how scientists draw conclusions from the fossil record that informs our understanding of the past and present.

  Duration:

  3 minutes, 27 seconds