PLN 23

This morning I read an article from "The Denver Post" about a scientist who discovered many different fossils just outside of Denver. Kirk Johnson was looking at sandstone about an hour east of Denver when he discovered fossils of plants, estimated about 65 million years old. These fossils tell a lot about what the climate was like millions of years ago and how it has changed.

This article relates to me because this story is just outside of Denver. I think it is cool that there is so much to learn about the earth in things as simple as rocks. These discoveries will probably go to the Denver museums and be further researched. It is really cool to me that so much history can be found right in your own back yard.

This article relates to the world because these discoveries and other like them can help us to know what the climate and weather was like millions of years ago. They can also help us to see how the climate has changed over the years. This knowledge could tell us a lot about how the climate could keep changing in years to come. If we knew that the climate would change we could do things to start preparing for it or to try to prevent it. Although it is unlikely, this little discovery could eventually impact the whole world.