3 Secrets About Ancient Earth, Hidden in Marine Fossils

The video explores how paleontology helps us understand ancient environments, focusing on temperature, water depth, and Earth's rotation. Techniques like paleothermometry and paleo bathymetry use fossils to reveal past climates and geological changes. Studies show Earth's rotation has slowed, lengthening days over millions of years.

What role do fossils play in understanding ancient environments?

How can paleontologists estimate ancient water temperatures using marine organisms?

What is paleothermometry and what has it revealed about Earth's history?

Explain the significance of foraminifera in tracking global temperature changes.

What is the relationship between fossil foram communities and ancient water depths?

How did tectonic shifts affect the Waitemata basin in New Zealand?

What does the study of sclerochronology reveal about the length of days in the past?