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Pentz introduces the idea that the present is the key to the past. To support this view he poses some questions about fossils. By studying the modern environment we have clues as to how fossil sedi...ments were formed. Wilson emphasises the view that the present is the key to the past by showing that the rocks are only a static record of a period in geological time.
Pentz introduces the idea that the present is the key to the past. To support this view he poses some questions about fossils. By studying the modern environment we have clues as to how fossil sedi...ments were formed. Wilson emphasises the view that the present is the key to the past by showing that the rocks are only a static record of a period in geological time.
| Module code and title: | S100, Science foundation course |
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| Item code: | S100; 26 |
| Recording date: | 1971-07-25 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:24:48 |
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| Producer: | Penny Crompton |
| Contributors: | Michael Pentz; Chris Wilson |
| Publisher: | Open University |
| Subject terms: | Fossils; Paleontology; Sedimentary rocks; Geology |
| Production number: | JOUZ382E |
| Videofinder number: | 2855 |
| Available to public: | no |
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