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==58:7. THE GEOLOGIC HISTORY BOOK==   

==58:7. THE GEOLOGIC HISTORY BOOK==   

58:7.1 The vast [[group]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_%28geology%29 rock] systems which [[constituted]] the outer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth%27s_crust crust] of the world during the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_58#58:4._THE_LIFE-DAWN_ERA life-dawn] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proterozoic Proterozoic era] does not now appear at many points on the [[earth]]'s [[surface]]. And when it does [[emerge]] from below all the accumulations of subsequent [[ages]], there will be found only the [[fossil]] remains of [Plant|vegetable]] and early [[primitive]] [[animal]] life. Some of these older [[water]]-deposited rocks are commingled with subsequent layers, and sometimes they yield [[fossil]] remains of some of the earlier [[forms]] of [[Plant|vegetable]] life, while on the topmost layers occasionally may be found some of the more [[primitive]] [[forms]] of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_59 early marine-animal] [[organisms]]. In many places these oldest [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratigraphy stratified rock layers], bearing the [[fossils]] of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_59 early marine life], both [[animal]] and [[Plant|vegetable]], may be found directly on top of the older undifferentiated stone.

58:7.1 The vast [[group]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_%28geology%29 rock] systems which [[constituted]] the outer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth%27s_crust crust] of the world during the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_58#58:4._THE_LIFE-DAWN_ERA life-dawn] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proterozoic Proterozoic era] does not now appear at many points on the [[earth]]'s [[surface]]. And when it does [[emerge]] from below all the accumulations of subsequent [[ages]], there will be found only the [[fossil]] remains of [[Plant|vegetable]] and early [[primitive]] [[animal]] life. Some of these older [[water]]-deposited rocks are commingled with subsequent layers, and sometimes they yield [[fossil]] remains of some of the earlier [[forms]] of [[Plant|vegetable]] life, while on the topmost layers occasionally may be found some of the more [[primitive]] [[forms]] of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_59 early marine-animal] [[organisms]]. In many places these oldest [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratigraphy stratified rock layers], bearing the [[fossils]] of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_59 early marine life], both [[animal]] and [[Plant|vegetable]], may be found directly on top of the older undifferentiated stone.

58:7.2 [[Fossils]] of this era yield [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algae algae], corallike [[plants]], primitive [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protozoa Protozoa], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sponge spongelike] [[transition]] [[organisms]]. But the [[absence]] of such [[fossils]] in the early rock layers does not necessarily [[prove]] that living [[things]] were not elsewhere in [[existence]] at the time of their deposition. Life was sparse throughout these early times and only slowly made its way over the [[Surface|face]] of the [[earth]].

58:7.2 [[Fossils]] of this era yield [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algae algae], corallike [[plants]], primitive [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protozoa Protozoa], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sponge spongelike] [[transition]] [[organisms]]. But the [[absence]] of such [[fossils]] in the early rock layers does not necessarily [[prove]] that living [[things]] were not elsewhere in [[existence]] at the time of their deposition. Life was sparse throughout these early times and only slowly made its way over the [[Surface|face]] of the [[earth]].

58:7.5 The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_%28geology%29 rocks] of this [[era]] are [[exposed]] here and there all over the world, but none are so easy of [[interpretation]] as those about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Superior Lake Superior] and in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Canyon Grand Canyon] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_river Colorado River], where these [[primitive]] [[fossil]]-bearing rocks, existing in several layers, testify to the [[upheavals]] and [[surface]] fluctuations of those faraway times.

58:7.5 The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_%28geology%29 rocks] of this [[era]] are [[exposed]] here and there all over the world, but none are so easy of [[interpretation]] as those about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Superior Lake Superior] and in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Canyon Grand Canyon] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_river Colorado River], where these [[primitive]] [[fossil]]-bearing rocks, existing in several layers, testify to the [[upheavals]] and [[surface]] fluctuations of those faraway times.

58:7.6 This stone layer, the oldest [[fossil]]-bearing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratigraphy stratum] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth%27s_crust crust]] of the [[earth]], has been crumpled, folded, and grotesquely twisted as a result of the [[upheavals]] of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquakes earthquakes] and the early [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanoes volcanoes]. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lava lava] [[flows]] of this [[age]] brought much [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron iron], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper copper], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead lead] up near the [[planetary]] [[surface]].

58:7.6 This stone layer, the oldest [[fossil]]-bearing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratigraphy stratum] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth%27s_crust crust] of the [[earth]], has been crumpled, folded, and grotesquely twisted as a result of the [[upheavals]] of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquakes earthquakes] and the early [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanoes volcanoes]. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lava lava] [[flows]] of this [[age]] brought much [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron iron], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper copper], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead lead] up near the [[planetary]] [[surface]].

58:7.7 There are few places on the [[earth]] where such [[activities]] are more graphically shown than in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Croix_Valley St. Croix valley] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin Wisconsin]. In this region there occurred one hundred and twenty-seven [[successive]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lava lava flows] on [[land]] with succeeding [[water]] submergence and consequent [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_%28geology%29 rock deposition]. Although much of the upper rock sedimentation and intermittent [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lava lava flow] is absent today, and though the bottom of this [[system]] is buried deep in the [[earth]], nevertheless, about sixty-five or seventy of these [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratigraphy stratified] [[records]] of past ages are now [[exposed]] to view.

58:7.7 There are few places on the [[earth]] where such [[activities]] are more graphically shown than in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Croix_Valley St. Croix valley] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin Wisconsin]. In this region there occurred one hundred and twenty-seven [[successive]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lava lava flows] on [[land]] with succeeding [[water]] submergence and consequent [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_%28geology%29 rock deposition]. Although much of the upper rock sedimentation and intermittent [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lava lava flow] is absent today, and though the bottom of this [[system]] is buried deep in the [[earth]], nevertheless, about sixty-five or seventy of these [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratigraphy stratified] [[records]] of past ages are now [[exposed]] to view.

58:7.12 All of this [[story]] is graphically told within the [[fossil]] pages of the vast "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geologic_record stone book]" of world [[record]]. And the pages of this gigantic biogeologic [[record]] unfailingly tell the [[truth]] if you but acquire [[skill]] in their [[interpretation]]. Many of these ancient sea beds are now elevated high upon [[land]], and their deposits of [[age]] upon age tell the [[story]] of the life [[struggles]] of those early days. It is [[literally]] true, as your [[poet]] has said, "[http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Lord_Byron#Beppo_.281818.29 The dust we tread upon was once alive][http://www.bartleby.com/100/368.173.html]."

58:7.12 All of this [[story]] is graphically told within the [[fossil]] pages of the vast "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geologic_record stone book]" of world [[record]]. And the pages of this gigantic biogeologic [[record]] unfailingly tell the [[truth]] if you but acquire [[skill]] in their [[interpretation]]. Many of these ancient sea beds are now elevated high upon [[land]], and their deposits of [[age]] upon age tell the [[story]] of the life [[struggles]] of those early days. It is [[literally]] true, as your [[poet]] has said, "[http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Lord_Byron#Beppo_.281818.29 The dust we tread upon was once alive][http://www.bartleby.com/100/368.173.html]."

58:7.13 Presented by a member of the Urantia [[Life Carrier]] Corps now resident on the planet.

58:7.13 Presented by a member of the Urantia [[Life Carrier]] Corps now resident on the [[planet]].

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