Explore North America
- Posted 11.05.15
- NOVA
Explore billions of years of North American history to see how our amazing continent came to take the shape it is today. Trek to Gooseberry Falls to search for evidence of the continent's violent, volcanic past. Travel to Monument Rocks to unearth the remains of fish that once lived in a vast inland sea that covered the Midwest. Want to know what happened to all the dinosaurs? Find clues in the Hell Creek Formations of North Dakota. Visit locations across the continent and zoom into stunning high resolution images or watch dramatic videos that show geological forces in action.
Launch Interactive
Trek across this interactive map, collecting geological clues that tell the story of our continent.
Credits
PRODUCTION CREDITS
- Director of Digital Media
- Lauren Aguirre
- Coordinating Producer
- Jennifer Doherty
- Senior Developer
- Dan Hart
- Director of Design & UX
- Tyler Howe
- Video Producer
- Greg Kestin
- Associate Producer
- Lisa Leombruni
- Senior Producer
- Kathy Neal
- Developer/Systems Administrator
- Jay Thompson
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