The Falls of the Ohio

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Keywords
Falls of the Ohio Ohio River Devonian Period Louisville geologic time fossil limestone ancient oceans coral sedimentary rock ice ages glaciers
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Science
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Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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The Falls of the Ohio

In this video from KET, stroll along the Falls of the Ohio River, one of the largest exposed fossil beds in the world. Imagine what this part of the Midwest looked like during the Devonian Period, 387 million years ago. Fossil evidence of corals and other marine organisms indicate the region was located in the tropics and was covered by a warm, shallow sea.
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PBS Learning Media

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