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57:8.1 1,000,000,000 years ago is the date of the [[actual]] beginning of [[Urantia]] [[history]]. The [[planet]] had attained approximately its present size. And about this [[time]] it was placed upon the [[physical]] registries of [[Nebadon]] and given its [[name]], [[Urantia]].

57:8.1 1,000,000,000 years ago is the date of the [[actual]] beginning of [[Urantia]] [[history]]. The [[planet]] had attained approximately its present size. And about this [[time]] it was placed upon the [[physical]] registries of [[Nebadon]] and given its [[name]], [[Urantia]].

57:8.2 The [[atmosphere]], [[together]] with incessant moisture [[precipitation]], [[facilitated]] the cooling of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth%27s_crust earth's crust]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcano Volcanic] action early [[equalized]] internal-[[heat]] [[pressure]] and crustal contraction; and as volcanoes rapidly decreased, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquakes earthquakes] made their [[appearance]] as this [[epoch]] of crustal cooling and [[adjustment]] [[progressed]].

57:8.2 The [[atmosphere]], [[together]] with incessant moisture [[precipitation]], [[facilitated]] the cooling of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth%27s_crust earth's crust]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcano Volcanic] action early [[equalized]] internal-[[heat]] [[pressure]] and crustal contraction; and as volcanoes rapidly decreased, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquakes earthquakes] made their [[appearance]] as this [[epoch]] of crustal cooling and [[adjustment]] [[progressed]].

57:8.3 The real [[geologic]] [[history]] of [[Urantia]] begins with the cooling of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth%27s_crust earth's crust] sufficiently to [[cause]] the formation of the first [[ocean]]. [[Water]]-vapor [[condensation]] on the cooling [[surface]] of the [[earth]], once begun, continued until it was [[virtually]] complete. By the end of this period the [[ocean]] was world-wide, covering the entire [[planet]] to an average depth of over one mile. The [[tides]] were then in play much as they are now [[observed]], but this [[primitive]] ocean was not [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_water salty]; it was practically a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresh_water fresh-water] covering for the world. In those days, most of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorine chlorine] was combined with various metals, but there was enough, in [[union]] with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen hydrogen], to render this [[water]] faintly acid.

57:8.3 The real [[geologic]] [[history]] of [[Urantia]] begins with the cooling of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth%27s_crust earth's crust] sufficiently to [[cause]] the formation of the first [[ocean]]. [[Water]]-vapor [[condensation]] on the cooling [[surface]] of the [[earth]], once begun, continued until it was [[virtually]] complete. By the end of this period the [[ocean]] was world-wide, covering the entire [[planet]] to an average depth of over one mile. The [[tides]] were then in play much as they are now [[observed]], but this [[primitive]] ocean was not [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_water salty]; it was practically a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresh_water fresh-water] covering for the world. In those days, most of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorine chlorine] was combined with various metals, but there was enough, in [[union]] with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen hydrogen], to render this [[water]] faintly acid.

57:8.4 At the opening of this faraway era, [[Urantia]] should be envisaged as a [[water]]-bound planet. Later on, deeper and hence denser [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lava lava] flows came out upon the bottom of the present [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Ocean Pacific Ocean], and this part of the [[water]]-covered [[surface]] became considerably depressed. The first continental [[land]] mass emerged from the world [[ocean]] in compensatory [[adjustment]] of the [[equilibrium]] of the [[gradually]] thickening [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth%27s_crust earth's crust].

57:8.4 At the opening of this faraway era, [[Urantia]] should be envisaged as a [[water]]-bound planet. Later on, deeper and hence denser [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lava lava] flows came out upon the bottom of the present [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Ocean Pacific Ocean], and this part of the [[water]]-covered [[surface]] became considerably depressed. The first continental [[land]] mass emerged from the world [[ocean]] in compensatory [[adjustment]] of the [[equilibrium]] of the [[gradually]] thickening [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth%27s_crust earth's crust].

57:8.5 950,000,000 years ago [[Urantia]] presents the picture of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangaea one great continent] of [[land]] and one large body of [[water]], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Ocean Pacific Ocean]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanoes Volcanoes] are still widespread and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquakes earthquakes] are both frequent and severe. [[Meteors]] continue to bombard the [[earth]], but they are diminishing in both [[frequency]] and size. The [[atmosphere]] is clearing up, but the amount of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_dioxide carbon dioxide] continues large. The earth's crust is gradually [[stabilizing]].

57:8.5 950,000,000 years ago [[Urantia]] presents the picture of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangaea one great continent] of [[land]] and one large body of [[water]], the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Ocean Pacific Ocean]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanoes Volcanoes] are still widespread and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquakes earthquakes] are both frequent and severe. [[Meteors]] continue to bombard the [[earth]], but they are diminishing in both [[frequency]] and size. The [[atmosphere]] is clearing up, but the amount of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_dioxide carbon dioxide] continues large. The earth's crust is gradually [[stabilizing]].

57:8.6 It was at about this [[time]] that [[Urantia]] was assigned to [[the system]] of [[Satania]] for [[planetary]] [[administration]] and was placed on the life registry of [[Norlatiadek]]. Then began the [[administrative]] [[recognition]] of the small and insignificant [[sphere]] which was [[destined]] to be the [[planet]] whereon [[Michael]] would subsequently [[engage]] in the stupendous undertaking of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_119#119:7._THE_SEVENTH_AND_FINAL_BESTOWAL mortal bestowal], would [[participate]] in those [[experiences]] which have since caused [[Urantia]] to become locally known as the "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_188#188:4._MEANING_OF_THE_DEATH_ON_THE_CROSS world of the cross]."

57:8.6 It was at about this [[time]] that [[Urantia]] was assigned to [[the system]] of [[Satania]] for [[planetary]] [[administration]] and was placed on the life registry of [[Norlatiadek]]. Then began the [[administrative]] [[recognition]] of the small and insignificant [[sphere]] which was [[destined]] to be the [[planet]] whereon [[Michael]] would subsequently [[engage]] in the stupendous undertaking of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_119#119:7._THE_SEVENTH_AND_FINAL_BESTOWAL mortal bestowal], would [[participate]] in those [[experiences]] which have since caused [[Urantia]] to become locally known as the "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_188#188:4._MEANING_OF_THE_DEATH_ON_THE_CROSS world of the cross]."

57:8.10 Shortly after [[Urantia]] was first [[recognized]] on the [[universe broadcasts]] to all [[Nebadon]], it was accorded full [[universe]] [[status]]. Soon thereafter it was registered in the [[records]] of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_15#15:13._THE_SECTOR_GOVERNMENTS minor and the major sector headquarters] [[planets]] of the [[superuniverse]]; and before this age was over, [[Urantia]] had found entry on the planetary-life registry of [[Uversa]].

57:8.10 Shortly after [[Urantia]] was first [[recognized]] on the [[universe broadcasts]] to all [[Nebadon]], it was accorded full [[universe]] [[status]]. Soon thereafter it was registered in the [[records]] of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_15#15:13._THE_SECTOR_GOVERNMENTS minor and the major sector headquarters] [[planets]] of the [[superuniverse]]; and before this age was over, [[Urantia]] had found entry on the planetary-life registry of [[Uversa]].

57:8.11 This entire [[age]] was characterized by frequent and [[violent]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm storms]. The early [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_crust crust of the earth] was in a state of continual [[flux]]. [[Surface]] cooling alternated with immense [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lava lava] [[flows]]. Nowhere can there be found on the [[surface]] of the world anything of this [[original]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_crust planetary crust]. It has all been mixed up too many times with extruding lavas of deep [[origins]] and admixed with subsequent deposits of the early world-wide [[ocean]].

57:8.11 This entire [[age]] was characterized by frequent and [[violent]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm storms]. The early [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_crust crust of the earth] was in a state of continual [[flux]]. [[Surface]] cooling alternated with immense [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lava lava] [[flows]]. Nowhere can there be found on the [[surface]] of the world anything of this [[original]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_crust planetary crust]. It has all been mixed up too many times with extruding lavas of deep [[origins]] and admixed with subsequent deposits of the early world-wide [[ocean]].

57:8.12 Nowhere on the [[surface]] of the world will there be found more of the [[modified]] remnants of these ancient preocean [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocks rocks] than in northeastern Canada around [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_Bay Hudson Bay]. This extensive [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granite granite] elevation is [[composed]] of stone belonging to the preoceanic ages. These rock layers have been [[heated]], bent, twisted, upcrumpled, and again and again have they passed through these distorting [[metamorphic]] [[experiences]].

57:8.12 Nowhere on the [[surface]] of the world will there be found more of the [[modified]] remnants of these ancient preocean [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocks rocks] than in northeastern Canada around [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_Bay Hudson Bay]. This extensive [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granite granite] elevation is [[composed]] of stone belonging to the preoceanic ages. These rock layers have been [[heated]], bent, twisted, upcrumpled, and again and again have they passed through these distorting [[metamorphic]] [[experiences]].

57:8.13 Throughout the [[ocean]]ic ages, enormous layers of [[fossil]]-free stratified stone were deposited on this ancient [[ocean]] bottom. ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limestone Limestone] can [[form]] as a result of [[chemical]] [[precipitation]]; not all of the older limestone was produced by [[marine]]-life deposition.) In none of these ancient rock formations will there be found [[evidences]] of life; they contain no [[fossils]] unless, by some [[chance]], later deposits of the [[water]] ages have become mixed with these older prelife layers.

57:8.13 Throughout the [[ocean]]ic ages, enormous layers of [[fossil]]-free stratified stone were deposited on this ancient [[ocean]] bottom. ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limestone Limestone] can [[form]] as a result of [[chemical]] [[precipitation]]; not all of the older limestone was produced by [[marine]]-life deposition.) In none of these ancient rock formations will there be found [[evidences]] of life; they contain no [[fossils]] unless, by some [[chance]], later deposits of the [[water]] ages have become mixed with these older prelife layers.

57:8.14 The [[earth]]'s early [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_crust crust] was highly unstable, but [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountains mountains] were not in [[process]] of formation. The [[planet]] contracted under [[gravity]] [[pressure]] as it formed. Mountains are not the result of the collapse of the cooling crust of a contracting [[sphere]]; they appear later on as a result of the [[action]] of rain, [[gravity]], and erosion.

57:8.14 The [[earth]]'s early [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_crust crust] was highly unstable, but [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountains mountains] were not in [[process]] of formation. The [[planet]] contracted under [[gravity]] [[pressure]] as it formed. Mountains are not the result of the collapse of the cooling crust of a contracting [[sphere]]; they appear later on as a result of the [[action]] of rain, [[gravity]], and erosion.

57:8.15 The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangea continental land mass] of this [[era]] increased until it covered almost ten per cent of the [[earth]]'s [[surface]]. Severe [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquakes earthquakes] did not begin until the continental mass of [[land]] emerged well above the [[water]]. When they once began, they increased in [[frequency]] and severity for ages. For millions upon millions of years [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquakes earthquakes] have diminished, but [[Urantia]] still has an average of fifteen daily.

57:8.15 The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangea continental land mass] of this [[era]] increased until it covered almost ten per cent of the [[earth]]'s [[surface]]. Severe [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquakes earthquakes] did not begin until the continental mass of [[land]] emerged well above the [[water]]. When they once began, they increased in [[frequency]] and severity for ages. For millions upon millions of years [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquakes earthquakes] have diminished, but [[Urantia]] still has an average of fifteen daily.

57:8.16 850,000,000 years ago the first real [[epoch]] of the [[stabilization]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_crust earth's crust] began. Most of the heavier metals had settled down toward the [[center]] of the globe; the cooling crust had ceased to cave in on such an extensive [[scale]] as in former ages. There was [[established]] a better [[balance]] between the [[land]] extrusion and the heavier [[ocean]] bed. The [[flow]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_crust subcrustal] lava bed became well-nigh world-wide, and this [[compensated]] and [[stabilized]] the fluctuations due to cooling, contracting, and superficial shifting.

57:8.16 850,000,000 years ago the first real [[epoch]] of the [[stabilization]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_crust earth's crust] began. Most of the heavier metals had settled down toward the [[center]] of the globe; the cooling crust had ceased to cave in on such an extensive [[scale]] as in former ages. There was [[established]] a better [[balance]] between the [[land]] extrusion and the heavier [[ocean]] bed. The [[flow]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_crust subcrustal] lava bed became well-nigh world-wide, and this [[compensated]] and [[stabilized]] the fluctuations due to cooling, contracting, and superficial shifting.

57:8.17 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanoes Volcanic] [[eruptions]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquakes earthquakes] continued to diminish in [[frequency]] and severity. The [[atmosphere]] was clearing of volcanic [[gases]] and [[water]] vapor, but the percentage of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_dioxide carbon dioxide] was still high.

57:8.17 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanoes Volcanic] [[eruptions]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquakes earthquakes] continued to diminish in [[frequency]] and severity. The [[atmosphere]] was clearing of volcanic [[gases]] and [[water]] vapor, but the percentage of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_dioxide carbon dioxide] was still high.

57:8.18 [[Electric]] disturbances in the [[air]] and in the [[earth]] were also decreasing. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lava lava] flows had brought to the [[surface]] a mixture of [[elements]] which [[diversified]] the crust and better [[insulated]] the [[planet]] from certain [[space]]-[[energies]]. And all of this did much to [[facilitate]] the [[control]] of [[terrestrial]] [[energy]] and to regulate its [[flow]] as is disclosed by the [[functioning]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poles_of_astronomical_bodies magnetic poles].

57:8.18 [[Electric]] disturbances in the [[air]] and in the [[earth]] were also decreasing. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lava lava] flows had brought to the [[surface]] a mixture of [[elements]] which [[diversified]] the crust and better [[insulated]] the [[planet]] from certain [[space]]-[[energies]]. And all of this did much to [[facilitate]] the [[control]] of [[terrestrial]] [[energy]] and to regulate its [[flow]] as is disclosed by the [[functioning]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poles_of_astronomical_bodies magnetic poles].

57:8.19 800,000,000 years ago [[witnessed]] the [[inauguration]] of the first great [[land]] [[epoch]], the age of increased continental [[emergence]].

57:8.19 800,000,000 years ago [[witnessed]] the [[inauguration]] of the first great [[land]] [[epoch]], the age of increased continental [[emergence]].

57:8.20 Since the [[condensation]] of the [[earth]]'s hydrosphere, first into the world [[ocean]] and subsequently into the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Ocean Pacific Ocean], this latter body of [[water]] should be [[visualized]] as then covering nine tenths of the [[earth]]'s [[surface]]. [[Meteors]] falling into the sea accumulated on the [[ocean]] bottom, and [[meteors]] are, generally speaking, composed of heavy [[materials]]. Those falling on the [[land]] were largely oxidized, subsequently worn down by erosion, and washed into the ocean basins. Thus the [[ocean]] bottom grew increasingly heavy, and added to this was the weight of a body of [[water]] at some places ten miles deep.

57:8.20 Since the [[condensation]] of the [[earth]]'s hydrosphere, first into the world [[ocean]] and subsequently into the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Ocean Pacific Ocean], this latter body of [[water]] should be [[visualized]] as then covering nine tenths of the [[earth]]'s [[surface]]. [[Meteors]] falling into the sea accumulated on the [[ocean]] bottom, and [[meteors]] are, generally speaking, composed of heavy [[materials]]. Those falling on the [[land]] were largely oxidized, subsequently worn down by erosion, and washed into the ocean basins. Thus the [[ocean]] bottom grew increasingly heavy, and added to this was the weight of a body of [[water]] at some places ten miles deep.

57:8.21 The increasing downthrust of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Ocean Pacific Ocean] operated further to upthrust the continental land mass. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe Europe] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa Africa] began to rise out of the Pacific depths along with those masses now called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia Australia], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America North] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_America South America], and the continent of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica Antarctica], while the bed of the Pacific Ocean [[engaged]] in a further compensatory sinking [[adjustment]]. By the end of this period almost one third of the [[earth]]'s [[surface]] consisted of [[land]], all in one continental body.

57:8.21 The increasing downthrust of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Ocean Pacific Ocean] operated further to upthrust the continental land mass. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe Europe] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa Africa] began to rise out of the Pacific depths along with those masses now called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia Australia], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America North] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_America South America], and the continent of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica Antarctica], while the bed of the Pacific Ocean [[engaged]] in a further compensatory sinking [[adjustment]]. By the end of this period almost one third of the [[earth]]'s [[surface]] consisted of [[land]], all in one continental body.

57:8.22 With this increase in land elevation the first climatic [[differences]] of the [[planet]] [[appeared]]. Land elevation, cosmic clouds, and oceanic [[influences]] are the chief [[factors]] in climatic fluctuation. The backbone of the Asiatic land mass reached a height of almost nine miles at the time of the maximum [[land]] [[emergence]]. Had there been much moisture in the [[air]] hovering over these highly elevated regions, enormous ice blankets would have formed; the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_age ice age] would have arrived long before it did. It was several hundred millions of years before so much [[land]] again appeared above [[water]].

57:8.22 With this increase in land elevation the first climatic [[differences]] of the [[planet]] [[appeared]]. Land elevation, cosmic clouds, and oceanic [[influences]] are the chief [[factors]] in climatic fluctuation. The backbone of the Asiatic land mass reached a height of almost nine miles at the time of the maximum [[land]] [[emergence]]. Had there been much moisture in the [[air]] hovering over these highly elevated regions, enormous ice blankets would have formed; the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_age ice age] would have arrived long before it did. It was several hundred millions of years before so much [[land]] again appeared above [[water]].

57:8.23 750,000,000 years ago the first breaks in the continental [[land]] mass began as the great north-and-south cracking, which later admitted the [[ocean]] waters and prepared the way for the westward drift of the continents of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America North] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_America South America], including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland Greenland]. The long east-and-west cleavage separated [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa Africa] from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe Europe] and severed the [[land]] masses of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia Australia], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_islands Pacific Islands], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica Antarctica] from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia Asiatic] continent.

57:8.23 750,000,000 years ago the first breaks in the continental [[land]] mass began as the great north-and-south cracking, which later admitted the [[ocean]] waters and prepared the way for the westward drift of the continents of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America North] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_America South America], including [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland Greenland]. The long east-and-west cleavage separated [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa Africa] from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe Europe] and severed the [[land]] masses of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia Australia], the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_islands Pacific Islands], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica Antarctica] from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia Asiatic] continent.

57:8.24 700,000,000 years ago [[Urantia]] was approaching the ripening of conditions suitable for the [[support]] of life. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangea#Rifting_and_break-up continental land drift] continued; increasingly the [[ocean]] penetrated the [[land]] as long fingerlike seas providing those shallow [[waters]] and sheltered bays which are so suitable as a [[habitat]] for [[marine]] life.

57:8.24 700,000,000 years ago [[Urantia]] was approaching the ripening of conditions suitable for the [[support]] of life. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangea#Rifting_and_break-up continental land drift] continued; increasingly the [[ocean]] penetrated the [[land]] as long fingerlike seas providing those shallow [[waters]] and sheltered bays which are so suitable as a [[habitat]] for [[marine]] life.

57:8.25 650,000,000 years ago [[witnessed]] the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=File:Pangea_animation_03.gif further separation] of the [[land]] masses and, in consequence, a further extension of the continental seas. And these [[waters]] were rapidly attaining that [[degree]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salinity saltiness] which was [[essential]] to [[Urantia]] life.

57:8.25 650,000,000 years ago [[witnessed]] the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=File:Pangea_animation_03.gif further separation] of the [[land]] masses and, in consequence, a further extension of the continental seas. And these [[waters]] were rapidly attaining that [[degree]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salinity saltiness] which was [[essential]] to [[Urantia]] life.

57:8.26 It was these seas and their successors that laid down the life [[records]] of [[Urantia]], as subsequently [[discovered]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geologic_record well-preserved stone pages],[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_58#58:7._THE_GEOLOGIC_HISTORY_BOOK] volume upon volume, as [[era]] succeeded era and [[age]] grew upon age. These inland seas of olden times were truly the [[cradle]] of [[evolution]].

57:8.26 It was these seas and their successors that laid down the life [[records]] of [[Urantia]], as subsequently [[discovered]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geologic_record well-preserved stone pages],[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_58#58:7._THE_GEOLOGIC_HISTORY_BOOK] volume upon volume, as [[era]] succeeded era and [[age]] grew upon age. These inland seas of olden times were truly the [[cradle]] of [[evolution]].

57:8.27 [Presented by a [[Life Carrier]], a member of the original Urantia Corps and now a resident [[observer]].][http://books.google.com/books?id=WNplY_v5TP4C&pg=PA228&dq=garden+of+edia&hl=en&ei=tgxfTbbOGJGcgQeQqfnVDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=urantia&f=false]

57:8.27 [Presented by a [[Life Carrier]], a member of the original Urantia Corps and now a resident [[observer]].][https://books.google.com/books?id=WNplY_v5TP4C&pg=PA228&dq=garden+of+edia&hl=en&ei=tgxfTbbOGJGcgQeQqfnVDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=urantia&f=false]

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