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Camp Internet Guides: . . . . Tue, Oct 9, 7:07AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Welcome to the Channel Island Mammoth Dig Ц come learn more about these shaggy plant eating beasts that roamed America long ago, 10,000-100,000 years before our time.

Camp Internet Guides: . . . . Tue, Oct 9, 7:08AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #1 - During the Ice Age, the sea level was different around the world. This made the shorelines different, and the Channel Islands different than we see today. During this era Ц called the Pleistocene Ц how were the islands different ? And what was the distance from Anacapa Island to the mainland ? click on this button to find out and come back and tell us what you find out ЕЕ

Camp Internet Guides: . . . . Tue, Oct 9, 7:08AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #2 - What is a fossil and what is the study of fossils called ? button

Camp Internet Guides: . . . . Tue, Oct 9, 7:08AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #3 - Describe two theories on how large mammoths got from the mainland to the Channel Islands during the Ice Age ? Which do you think is the most likely ? button

Camp Internet Guides: . . . . Tue, Oct 9, 7:08AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #4 - What was the climate an the vegetation like out on the Islands when the first Mammoths found their way there ? button

Camp Internet Guides: . . . . Tue, Oct 9, 7:09AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #5 - What type and size of mammoths first arrived on the Channel Islands ? button

Camp Internet Guides: . . . . Tue, Oct 9, 7:09AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #6 - In what way did the mammoths change over time in size ? button

Camp Internet Guides: . . . . Tue, Oct 9, 7:09AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #7 - Where else in the world have pygmy mammoths that have undergone dwarfism been found ? button And what do all of these locations have in common with the Channel Islands ?

Camp Internet Guides: . . . . Tue, Oct 9, 7:09AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #8 - What happened to the animals in this true story that helps us understand how the mammoths could have reached the islands ? button

Camp Internet Guides: . . . . Tue, Oct 9, 7:10AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #9 - ADOPT an ISLAND - Pick one of these island buttons to learn about mammoths on different California Channel Islands. Come back and tell us what you learned at the button you chose Ц pick any of these to follow the trail to the mammoth story Е. San Miguel button Santa Rosa button Santa Cruz button

Alejandra/Payne/State St.: . . . . Tue, Oct 9, 12:33AM PST (-0800 GMT)
What was the climate and the vegetation like out in the Island when the first Mammoths found their way there? The first Mammoths found their way crossing to rugged, mountains Santa Cruz Island, then to Santa Rosa and on to San Miguel Island. When the first Mammoths where on the island no airplanes crossing overhead, not even passing by the shore. No air pollution being pushed out the Island from the mainland cities.

Brianne: . . . . Tue, Oct 9, 1:26PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello This is a student in 5th grade and we are learning about the mammoth. I think they are really intersing.

Brianne: . . . . Tue, Oct 9, 1:27PM PST (-0800 GMT)
We are also learning about campinternet.

Nicole and Judith/Payne /State Street: . . . . Tue, Oct 9, 1:50PM PST (-0800 GMT)
What type and size of mammoths first arrived on the Channel Island? The first mammoth that arrived from the mainland to Santa Rosa were full sized animals that were fourteen feet tall as adults. Eventually they developed and reached arrived on the heights 4-8 feet significantly smaller than their predecessors.

Brianna /Lluvia/Payne/State Street: . . . . Tue, Oct 9, 1:52PM PST (-0800 GMT)
What was the climate an the vegetation like out on the islands when the first mammoths found their way there? The climate is cooler than we now know it,probably wetter. The smell of vegetation wafting across the less than five mile wide channel. Pine forest cover large tracts of the island.Ample fresh streams and spring and no air pollution.

Nicole and Judith/Payne /State Street: . . . . Tue, Oct 9, 1:53PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi Brianna, I am in the 5 grade also my name is Judith

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Edwin and Roberto/Payne: . . . . Wed, Oct 10, 8:51AM PST (-0800 GMT)
What type and size of mammoths arrived on the Channel Islands? Imperial Mammoths were about fourteen feet tall when they crossed from the mainland to Santarosea. They were full sized animals and were bigger than adults.

Sara/Kayla/Payne/State Street: . . . . Wed, Oct 10, 8:53AM PST (-0800 GMT)
What is a fossil and what is the study of a fossil called? Fossils are the remains of very ancient life that has been buried for thousands of years and preserved in a very ancient layer of earth. The study of fossils is called paleontology.

Joseph /payne/ State Street: . . . . Wed, Oct 10, 9:11AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Describe two theories on how large mammoths got from the mainland to the Channel Islands during the Ice Age? Which do you think is the most likely? These mammoths then migrate westwards crossing to the rugged, mountainous Santa Cruz Island, then to Santa Rosa Island, and on to San Miguel Island at this time all one continuous land mass.

sj Mrs. Zalom: . . . . Wed, Oct 10, 9:16AM PST (-0800 GMT)
St. James School inDavis is working today on this dig. We are the 'sj' kids. Mrs. Zalom & Mr. Agnew

Sj Joe TylerC.: . . . . Wed, Oct 10, 9:21AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q1 It had people, it was a couple miles from the shore!

SJ Stephen: . . . . Wed, Oct 10, 9:24AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig 1 The sea level was 50- 300 feet lower and Anacappa island was less than 5 miles from the shore line.

Sj Joe TylerC.: . . . . Wed, Oct 10, 9:25AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q2 A fossil is the remains of ancient things. The study fossils is called paleantology.

SJ: . . . . Wed, Oct 10, 9:26AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig#2 A fossle is something molded into rock over time from millians of years ago. The study of fossles is called archeaolege.

SJ Stephen: . . . . Wed, Oct 10, 9:28AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig 2 A fossil is a the remains of anciant life that has been buried for a long time. It is called Palientoligy.

SJ Amy: . . . . Wed, Oct 10, 9:29AM PST (-0800 GMT)
2 paleontology is the study of fossils which are the remains of anciant life under the earths crust.

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KOO KOO ROO : . . . . Wed, Oct 10, 9:30AM PST (-0800 GMT)
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SJ Kimberley: . . . . Wed, Oct 10, 9:31AM PST (-0800 GMT)
ааааааа Q2:A fossil is a part of an animal left behind and the study of fossils is called Paleontology.

SJ Steven: . . . . Wed, Oct 10, 9:43AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q1/150 to 300 feet lower than it was today

SJ Thierry : . . . . Wed, Oct 10, 9:47AM PST (-0800 GMT)
a fossil is a old artifact. The study of fossils is caled palentology

SJ Steven: . . . . Wed, Oct 10, 9:49AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q1/the channel islands were150 to 300 feet lower than they are to day Q2 Paleontology is the study of fossils A fossil tells the story of ancient life

ST.James: . . . . Wed, Oct 10, 9:49AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q3 the channell islands whith pygmy mammoths where bigger

ST.James: . . . . Wed, Oct 10, 9:50AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q3 the channell islands whith pygmy mammoths where bigger

S.J. Caleb: . . . . Wed, Oct 10, 9:50AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q3 the channell islands whith pygmy mammoths where bigger

SJPablo: . . . . Wed, Oct 10, 9:51AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q6 They started at 14 feet and shrank to 4-8 feet.

SJ Thierry : . . . . Wed, Oct 10, 9:52AM PST (-0800 GMT)
The shoreline is one hundred and fifty to three hundred feet lower than we see it today.

S.J. Caleb: . . . . Wed, Oct 10, 9:53AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q8 The mammoths swam to the islands.

S.J. Caleb: . . . . Wed, Oct 10, 9:54AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q6 At first they where 14 feet than changed to 4-8 feet

SJ Terren: . . . . Wed, Oct 10, 9:55AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#5 When mammoths first arrived, They were 14 feet tall and they were Imperial mammoths

SJ Thierry : . . . . Wed, Oct 10, 9:56AM PST (-0800 GMT)
The mamoths have been found in Malta and Sicily, southwest of Italy The Island of Ceylon, near India Wrangle Island, north of Siberia Santa Rosa and San Miguel Island

SJ Steven: . . . . Wed, Oct 10, 9:56AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q1/the channel islands were150 to 300 feet lower than they are to day Q2 Paleontology is the study of fossils A fossil tells the story of ancient life Q3/They might have been drove to the island because of the smell they also think they shrunk

sjMegs: . . . . Wed, Oct 10, 9:56AM PST (-0800 GMT)
2 A fossil is a part of an animal left behind. The study of fossils is called Paleontology

SJ Thierry : . . . . Wed, Oct 10, 9:57AM PST (-0800 GMT)
q8: The mamoths have been found in Malta and Sicily, southwest of Italy The Island of Ceylon, near India Wrangle Island, north of Siberia Santa Rosa and San Miguel Island

SJ Steven: . . . . Wed, Oct 10, 9:58AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q1/the channel islands were150 to 300 feet lower than they are to day Q2 Paleontology is the study of fossils A fossil tells the story of ancient life Q3/They might have been drove to the island because of the smell they also think they shrunk Q4/ stormy

SJ Thierry : . . . . Wed, Oct 10, 9:58AM PST (-0800 GMT)
q2: a fossil is a old artifact. The study of fossils is caled palentology

SJ Terren: . . . . Wed, Oct 10, 9:58AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2 The study of a fossil is called Paleontology and a fossil is something that tells us of what life use to e like on earth long ago.

SJPablo: . . . . Wed, Oct 10, 9:59AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q6 A fossil is a piece of something that has been buried under ground. A study of fossil is a fossil record.

SJ Steven: . . . . Wed, Oct 10, 9:59AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q1/the channel islands were150 to 300 feet lower than they are to day Q2 Paleontology is the study of fossils A fossil tells the story of ancient life Q3/They might have been driven to the island because of the smell they also think they shrunk Q4/ stormy Q5 Five miles wide

SJPablo: . . . . Wed, Oct 10, 10:00AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q2 A fossil is a piece of something that has been buried under ground. A study of fossil is a fossil record.

SJJessica: . . . . Wed, Oct 10, 10:00AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q4 they where pygme mammoths and 4 to 8 feet tall

Crystal Micky/payne/State Street : . . . . Wed, Oct 10, 1:38PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Describe two the ories on how large mammoths got from the mainland to the Channel Islands during the Ice Age? Which do you think is the most likely?The first story is these mammoths then migrate westwards crossing to the rugged, mountainous Santa Cruz Island, then to Santa Rosa Island, and on to San Miguel Island at this time all one continuous land mass.The second story is ,the first mammoths that crossed from the mainland to Santa Rosa were fill sized animals, about fourteen feet tall as adults. There were the imperial mammoths. As the years went by, the mammoths aadapted to the sppecfic islands envionment and because smaller as time proceeded. Eventually they devloped a disstincitly diferent body scale, one we now call dwaarf in diammeter.

Daniel & Daniel/Payne: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 8:44AM PST (-0800 GMT)
What is a fossil and what is the study of fossils called? Fossils are remains of ancient life buried for thousands of years,it is also preserved in a acient layer of earth other fossils have also been found like a amber. The study of the fossils record is called paleontology and it tells us of ancient life on earth.

Fyioro: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 8:50AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #1 - During the Ice Age, the sea level was different around the world. This made the shorelines different, and the Channel Islands different than we see today. During this era - called the Pleistocene - how were the islands different ? And what was the distance from Anacapa Island to the mainland ? In the Channel region, there is a different landscape than we can see today. The shoreline is one hundred and fifty to three hundred feet lower than we see it today - which means that the location where the cities of Santa Barbara and Ventura are today would have been five miles inland. Dig #2 - What is a fossil and what is the study of fossils called ? Paleontology is the study of the fossil record. The fossil record tells us the story of ancient life on earth - about the plants and animals that once thrived on the land and sea. Dig #3 - Describe two theories on how large mammoths got from the mainland to the Channel Islands during the Ice Age ? Which do you think is the most likely ? Imagine this possible event : washed out to sea in a storm from some river's edge, amidst logs and debris, a family of mammoths manage to stay afloat and swim to Anacapa Island. Or, as some scientists suggest, the huge shaggy beasts may have been drawn out to the islands by the smell of vegetation wafting across the less than five mile wide channel.. I think the storm is more imaginable. Dig #4 - What was the climate an the vegetation like out on the Islands when the first Mammoths found their way there ? These mammoths then migrate westwards crossing to the rugged, mountainous Santa Cruz Island, then to Santa Rosa Island, and on to San Miguel Island - at this time all one continuous land mass. They settle among the fertile green rolling hills lush with native vegetation, and multiply, forming many family bands roaming the island. Dig #5 - What type and size of mammoths first arrived on the Channel Islands ? The first mammoths that crossed from the mainland to Santarosea were full sized animals, about fourteen feet tall as adults. These were the Imperial Mammoths. Dig #6 - In what way did the mammoths change over time in size ? As the years went by, the mammoths adapted to the specific islands environment, and became smaller as time proceeded. Eventually they developed a distinctly different body scale, one we now call dwarf or pygmy mammoths, and reached heights of 4-8 feet, significantly smaller than their predecessors. Their tusks were up to five or more feet long, and were five to six inches in diameter. Dig #7 - Where else in the world have pygmy mammoths that have undergone dwarfism been found ? button And what do all of these locations have in common with the Channel Islands ? Malta and Sicily, southwest of Italy The Island of Ceylon, near India Wrangle Island, north of Siberia Santa Rosa and San Miguel Island. They are off the main land on islands. Dig #8 - What happened to the animals in this true story that helps us understand how the mammoths could have reached the islands ? Jerry Camarillo Dunn, Jr. learned in an interview with Tom Rockwell, the geologist who discovered the 95% complete mammoth skeleton on Santa Rosa in 1994, that a circus boat once sank off the Carolinas on the eastern American seaboard. The ship went down thirty miles from land. " The only animals that made it ashore were the elephants. The elephants of today are surprisingly strong swimmers, a characteristic they seem to have inherited directly from their ancestors, the mammoths. They are even known to use their trunks like a snorkel to keep a fresh supply of air even when somewhat submerged ! Dig #9 - ADOPT an ISLAND - Pick one of these island buttons to learn about mammoths on different California Channel Islands. Come back and tell us what you learned at the button you chose - pick any of these to follow the trail to the mammoth story Е. San Miguel button Santa Rosa button Santa Cruz button No mammoth bones have yet been found on Santa Cruz Island, but teeth have been discovered both among Native American artifacts, and individually in the earth. It is possible that the Chumash traded the teeth as collectors items between islands, which may mean that the mammoths, for whatever reason, did not choose to remain on Santa Cruz Island, choosing instead to live on the Santa Rosa and San Miguel areas of that larger island, Santarosea. Or perhaps, there are mammoth fossil discoveries yet to be made on Santa Cruz.

Micky/Payne/State St.: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 8:53AM PST (-0800 GMT)
What type and size mammoths first arrived on the Channel Island? The first mammoths that arrived into the mainline to santarosea were about fourteen feet tall.

Tanisha and christina/Payne/state street: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 9:03AM PST (-0800 GMT)
What was the climate and the vegetation like out on the Islands when the first mammoths found their way there? Answer: The huge shaggy beast may have been drawn out on the islands by the smell of vegetation wafting across the less then five mile wide and the climate is cooler then we now know it, probably wetter.

Judith/Payne/State Street: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 9:04AM PST (-0800 GMT)
In what ways did the mammoths change over time in size? Eventually they developed a distinctly different body scale, we now call dwarf pygmy mammoths, and reached heights of 4-8 feet, significantly smaller than their predecessors. Their tusks were up to five or more feet long, and were five to six inches five to six inches in diameter.

Tanisha and christina/Payne/state street: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 9:05AM PST (-0800 GMT)
What was the climate and the vegetation like out on the Islands when the first mammoths found their way there? Answer: The huge shaggy beast may have been drawn out on the islands by the smell of vegetation wafting across the less then five mile wide and the climate is cooler then we now know it, probably wetter.

Anne: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 9:12AM PST (-0800 GMT)
1. In the Channel region, there is a different landscape than we can see today. The shoreline is one hundred and fifty to three hundred feet lower than we see it today - which means that the location where the cities of Santa Barbara and Venture are today have been five miles inland. More of the earth's surface is exposed to the air and sun, and the shape of the islands and coastline along the California Channel is much different than today. 2. Fossils are the remains of very ancient life that has been buried for thousands of years and preserved in a very ancient layer of earth. Some fossils have also been found suspended in fossilized tree sap, like amber. A study of fossils is called Paleontology. 3. Mammoths got washed out to sea in a storm from some river's edge, amidst logs and debris, a family of mammoths manage to stay afloat and swim to Anacapa Island. Or, as some scientists suggest, the huge shaggy beasts may have been drawn out to the islands by the smell of vegetation wafting across the less than five mile wide channel. 4. Ample fresh streams and springs. No predators, such as prehistoric tigers, to fight off. No airplanes crossing overhead, not even any boats passing by the shore. No air pollution being pushed out the island from the mainland cities. The climate is cooler than we now know it, probably wetter. Pine forests cover large tracts of the island. 5. The first mammoths that crossed from the mainland to Santarosea were full sized animals, about fourteen feet tall as adults. 6. As the years went by, the mammoths adapted to the specific islands environment, and became smaller as time proceeded. Eventually they developed a distinctly different body scale, one we now call dwarf or pygmy mammoths, and reached heights of 4-8 feet significantly smaller than their predecessors. Their tusks were up to five or more feet long, and were five to six inches in diameter. 7. The evolution of the massive mammoths down to the pygmy mammoths is not an occurrence unique to the Channel Islands. Remarkably, the same process took place around the world on other islands where the mammoths found themselves separated from the mainland - presumably protected from mainland predators, and having to adapt to a new food source. 8. There has been an example in recent times of the elephant families ability to survive lengthy ocean swims. And as the descendent of the mammoths, this story helps reveals that it is not really all that mysterious that the mammoths were able to swim out to the Channel Islands. 9. On San Miguel Island, the northern most in the chain, a ranch manager, Herbert Lester was exploring the island's wind swept terrain in 1932.The first specimens removed were a pair of tusks, described by Mrs. Lester from a report as " one with tip absent, measuring six feet six inches in length, with long, graceful curve. The other nearly perfect, profoundly curved into a one third circle, is five feet ten inches long. Each is nearly twenty inches in circumference at the bade.

nikki: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 9:16AM PST (-0800 GMT)
(1) During the Ice Age, the sea level was different around the world. This made the shorelines different, and the Channel Islands different than we see today. During this era Ц called the Pleistocene Ц how were the islands different? In the Channel region, there is a different landscape than we can see today. The shoreline is one hundred and fifty to three hundred feet lower than we see it today - which means that the location where the cities of Santa Barbara and Ventura are today would have been five miles inland. (2) What is a fossil and what is the study of fossils called? Paleontology is the study of the fossil record. (3) - Describe two theories on how large mammoths got from the mainland to the Channel Islands during the Ice Age? Which do you think is the most likely? Imagine this possible event: washed out to sea in a storm from some riverТs edge, amidst logs and debris, a family of mammoths manage to stay afloat and swim to Anacapa Island. Or, as some scientists suggest, the huge shaggy beasts may have been drawn out to the islands by the smell of vegetation wafting across the less than five-mile wide channel (4) What were the climate and the vegetation like out on the Islands when the first Mammoths found their way there? As some scientists suggest, the huge shaggy beasts may have been drawn out to the islands by the smell of vegetation wafting across the less than five-mile wide channel. (5) What type and size of mammoths first arrived on the Channel Islands? The first mammoths that crossed from the mainland to Santarosea were full sized animals, about fourteen feet tall as adults. These were the Imperial Mammoths. (6) In what way did the mammoths change over time in size? Eventually they developed a distinctly different body scale, one we now call dwarf or pygmy mammoths, and reached heights of 4-8 feet, significantly smaller than their predecessors. Their tusks were up to five or more feet long, and were five to six inches in diameter. (7) Where else in the world have pygmy mammoths that have undergone dwarfism been found? And what do all of these locations have in common with the Channel Islands? The evolution of the massive mammoths down to the pygmy mammoths is not an occurrence unique to the Channel Islands. (8) What happened to the animals in this true story that helps us understand how the mammoths could have reached the islands? There has been an example in recent times of the elephant familyТs ability to survive lengthy ocean swims. And as the descendent of the mammoths, this story helps reveals that it is not really all that mysterious that the mammoths were able to swim out to the Channel Islands. (9)- Pick one of these island buttons to learn about mammoths on different California Channel Islands. Come back and tell us what you learned at the button you chose Ц pick any of these to follow the trail to the mammoth story. San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz. No mammoth bones have yet been found on Santa Cruz Island, but teeth have been discovered both among Native American artifacts, and individually in the earth. It is possible that the Chumash traded the teeth as collectors items between islands, which may mean that the mammoths, for whatever reason, did not choose to remain on Santa Cruz Island, choosing instead to live on the Santa Rosa and San Miguel areas of that larger island, Santarosea. Or perhaps, there are mammoth fossil discoveries yet to be made on Santa Cruz.

Sammy: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 9:45AM PST (-0800 GMT)
1.In the Channel region, there is a different landscape than we can see today. The shoreline is one hundred and fifty to three hundred feet lower than we see it today - which means that the location where the cities of Santa Barbara and Ventura are today would have been five miles inland. 2. Paleontology is the study of the fossil record. Fossils are the remains of very ancient life that has been buried for thousands of years and preserved in a very ancient layer of earth. 3. Imagine this possible event : washed out to sea in a storm from some river's edge, amidst logs and debris, a family of mammoths manage to stay afloat and swim to Anacapa Island. Or, as some scientists suggest, the huge shaggy beasts may have been drawn out to the islands by the smell of vegetation wafting across the less than five mile wide channel. I believe the one about how they stayed afloat. 4. These mammoths then migrate westwards crossing to the rugged, mountainous Santa Cruz Island, then to Santa Rosa Island, and on to San Miguel Island - at this time all one continuous land mass. They settle among the fertile green rolling hills lush with native vegetation, and multiply, forming many family bands roaming the island. 5. The first mammoths that crossed from the mainland to Santarosea were full sized animals, about fourteen feet tall as adults. These were the Imperial Mammoths. 6. As the years went by, the mammoths adapted to the specific islands environment, and became smaller as time proceeded. Eventually they developed a distinctly different body scale, one we now call dwarf or pygmy mammoths, and reached heights of 4-8 feet, significantly smaller than their predecessors. Their tusks were up to five or more feet long, and were five to six inches in diameter. 7. Malta and Sicily, southwest of Italy, The Island of Ceylon, near India, Wrangle Island, north of Siberia, and Santa Rosa and San Miguel Island. The thing they all have in common is that they are all found on islands. 8. Jerry Camarillo Dunn, Jr. learned in an interview with Tom Rockwell, the geologist who discovered the 95% complete mammoth skeleton on Santa Rosa in 1994, that a circus boat once sank off the Carolinas on the eastern American seaboard. The ship went down thirty miles from land. " The only animals that made it ashore were the elephants.

sasha: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 10:49AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 - During the Ice Age, the sea level was different around the world. This made the shorelines different, and the Channel Islands different than we see today. During this era - called the Pleistocene - how were the islands different? And what was the Distance from Anacapa Island to the mainland? In the Channel region, there is a different landscape than we can see today. The shoreline is one hundred and fifty to three hundred feet lower than we see it today. The distance from the tip of Anacapa Island to the mainland would have then been less than five miles (compared to eleven today). #2 - What is a fossil and what is the study of fossils called. Paleontology is the study of the fossil record. The fossil record tells us the story of ancient life on earth - about the plants and animals that once thrived on the land and Sea. #3 - Describe two theories on how large mammoths got from the mainland to the Channel Islands during the Ice Age. Which do you think is the most likely? Imagine this possible event: washed out to sea in a storm from some river's edge, amidst logs and debris, a family of mammoths manage to stay afloat and swim to Anacapa Island. On the other hand, as some scientists suggest, the huge shaggy beasts may have been Drawn out to the islands by the smell of vegetation wafting across the less than five Mile wide channel. I think the huge shaggy beasts may have been drawn out to the islands by the smell of vegetation wafting across the less than five-mile wide channel. #4 - What was the climate an the vegetation like out on the Islands when the first Mammoths found their way there? They settle among the fertile green rolling hills lush with native vegetation, and multiply, forming many family bands roaming the island. #5 - What type and size of mammoths first arrived on the Channel Islands. The first mammoths that crossed from the mainland to Santa Rosea were full sized Animals, about fourteen feet tall as adults. #6 - In what way did the mammoths change over time in size ? As the years went by, the mammoths adapted to the specific islands environment, and became smaller as time proceeded. Eventually they developed a distinctly different body scale, one we now call dwarf or pygmy mammoths, and reached heights of 4-8 feet significantly smaller than their predecessors. Their tusks were up to five or more feet long, and were five to six inches in diameter. #7 - Where else in the world have pygmy mammoths that have undergone dwarfism been found ? And what do all of these locations have in common with the Channel Islands ? Malta and Sicily, southwest of Italy, The Island of Ceylon, near India, Wrangle Island, north of Siberia, and Santa Rosa and San Miguel Island. They are all islands. #8 - What happened to the animals in this true story that helps us understand how the mammoths could have reached the islands? They are even known to use their trunks like a snorkel to keep a fresh supply of air even when somewhat submerged ! #9 - ADOPT an ISLAND - Pick one of these island buttons to learn about mammoths on different California Channel Islands. Come back and tell us what you learned at the button you chose - pick any of these to follow the trail to the mammoth story Е. San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz. No mammoth bones have yet been foundon Santa Cruz Island, but teeth have been discovered both among Native American artifacts, and individually in the earth. It is possible that the Chumash traded the teeth as collectors items between islands, which may mean that the mammoths, for whatever reason, did not choose to remain on Santa Cruz Island, choosing instead to live on the Santa Rosa and San Miguel areas of that larger island, Santarosea. Or perhaps, there are mammoth fossil discoveries yet to be made on Santa Cruz. Alex leatherman

SJ Joe TylerC.: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:11PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q #3: They were different in size because they adapted to a different environment. That caused them to shrink.

Sj Stephen: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:11PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig 3 The mammoths either swam to the islands or they were washed up on the islands by a storm.

SJ Emma: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:12PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q8A circus boat once sank off the Carolinas on the eastern American seaboard. The ship went down thirty miles from land. The only animals that made it ashore were the elephants.

S.J. Melanie Trap: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:12PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig 2:; A fossil is something that has bones, shells, imprints of a leaf, flower, hand or foot print. The study of a fossil is paleontology.

sj Max: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:12PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q2 A fossile is and old bone from a dinosour.The study of fossils is palientolige.

KOO KOO ROO: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:12PM PST (-0800 GMT)
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SJ Andrea: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:13PM PST (-0800 GMT)
#3 Mammoths adapted to the specific islands environment, and became smaller as time proceeded.

KOO KOO ROO: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:13PM PST (-0800 GMT)
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sj Jeremy: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:14PM PST (-0800 GMT)
q#6 They got smaller.

SJ Adam: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:14PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q2 the study of fossils. Fossils are the remains of very ancient life that has been buried for thousands of years and preserved in a very ancient layer of earth.

KOO KOO ROO: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:15PM PST (-0800 GMT)
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SJ Emma: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:15PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q8A circus boat once sank off the Carolinas on the eastern American seaboard. The ship went down thirty miles from land. The only animals that made it ashore were the elephants. Q2Paleontology is the study of the fossil record. The fossil record tells us the story of ancient life on earth - about the plants and animals that once thrived on the land and sea.

SJ Amy/Elle: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:15PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig 1 The distance was less than five miles (compared to 11 miles today) and there were no people living there,but there were mammoths migrating across the islands

SJ Joe TylerC.: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:15PM PST (-0800 GMT)
It was really grassy and there were no predators.

: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:16PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig 5 The first mammoths were big mammoths.

SJ Kimberley: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:16PM PST (-0800 GMT)
ааааааа Q3:Two teries of how the pigme mammoths got to the Channel Islands are one they washed out to sea in a storm from some riverТs edge, amidst logs and debris, and two a family of mammoths manage to stay afloat and swim to Anacapa Island.

S.J. Meanie Trap: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:16PM PST (-0800 GMT)
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SJ. TylerNick: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:17PM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2 A fossil is the remains of a prehistoric animal and the study of it is palientaligy.

: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:17PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig 6 The mammoths got smaller and smaller

SJ Emma: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:18PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q8A circus boat once sank off the Carolinas on the eastern American seaboard. The ship went down thirty miles from land. The only animals that made it ashore were the elephants. Q2Paleontology is the study of the fossil record. The fossil record tells us the story of ancient life on earth - about the plants and animals that once thrived on the land and sea. Ventura are today would have been five miles inland.

SJ Emma: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:18PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q1The shoreline is one hundred and fifty to three hundred feet lower than we see it today - which means that the location where the cities of Santa Barbara and

SJ Joe TylerC.: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:18PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q#5: They were Imperial Mammoths. They were 14 feet tall.

sj Jeremy: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:19PM PST (-0800 GMT)
q#3 The mamoths either swam to the Channel Islands or got washed up on them by a storm.

SJ stephen: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:19PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig 6 The mammoths got smaller and smaller

SJ Joe TylerC.: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:20PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q#6: They got 10 feet smaller.

SJ Andrea: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:22PM PST (-0800 GMT)
#4 The land is lush with native vegetation.The climate is cooler than we now know it, probably wetter.

: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:22PM PST (-0800 GMT)
The mamothes got smallrer

: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:23PM PST (-0800 GMT)
The mamothes got smallrer

sj Max: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:23PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q#6 They got smaller and smaller

SJ Adam: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:23PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q 6 Mammoths adopted to the specific island environment, and as years went by they became smaller as time proceeded

SJ Joe TylerC.: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:24PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q#7: They were found in Italy, India, Siberia, and San Miguel Island.

SJ Stephen: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:24PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig 7 Pygmy mammoths have also been found on Santa Rosa Island. They are all found on islands.

: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:24PM PST (-0800 GMT)
#5 The mammoths were full sized animals, about fourteen feet tall as adults. These were the Imperial Mammoths.

SJ. TylerNick: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:25PM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2 A fossil is the remains of a prehistoric animal and the study of it is paleontology.#8 They used their trunk as a snorkal.

SJ Amy/Elle: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:25PM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig 3 We think that they crossed by landbridges and the water was ice so they just walked across it.Most likely they used landbridges.

SJ Kimberley: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:25PM PST (-0800 GMT)
ааааааа Q6:The mammoths got smaller.

SJ Sam: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:35PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q5:The first mammoths on that came to the channel islands were pygmy mammoths and they were usally 4-8 feet tall.

SJ. T. S.: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:35PM PST (-0800 GMT)
q6: They got smaller

SJ. T. S.: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:36PM PST (-0800 GMT)
a fossil is an old artifact

SJWill: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:36PM PST (-0800 GMT)
8 In the story a ship was going some where and it crashed, and the mamits where the only animals that made it.

SJ AARON: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:37PM PST (-0800 GMT)
The mammoths changed size because when they tried to make it to the other islands they got smaller!

SJ Terren: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:37PM PST (-0800 GMT)
#4 The vegatation was lush and full of green grass when the mammoths got to the island and the climate was cooler than we know it and probably wetter.

S.J. Caleb: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:37PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q4 The climate was like hot but cold to

SJ. T. S.: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:38PM PST (-0800 GMT)
q7: they were found in Malta and Sicily, southwest of Italy The Island of Ceylon, near India Wrangle Island, north of Siberia Santa Rosa and San Miguel Island

SJ Ping: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:38PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q2: A fossil is a old artifact from many years ago. It usually consists of leaves, lava, ect.

SJ AARON: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:38PM PST (-0800 GMT)
The mammoths changed size because when they tried to make it to the other islands they got smaller!

SJ Lor: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:40PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q2 Paleontology is the study of the fossil record.Fossils are prints of plants and animals in a solid form or sometimes the real thing.

SJ. T. S.: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:41PM PST (-0800 GMT)
q1:They were 150-300 feet lower than they are today.

sj megsjess: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:41PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q6 the mammoths got smaller

SJ AARON: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:42PM PST (-0800 GMT)
The pigme mammoth was 14 feet tall.

sj megsjess: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:42PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q6 the mammoths got smaller

SJ AARON: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:42PM PST (-0800 GMT)
The pigme mammoth was 14 feet tall.

SJ AARON: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:43PM PST (-0800 GMT)
The pigme mammoth was 14 feet tall.

: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:43PM PST (-0800 GMT)
A Fossil is a stamped rock. The study of a fossil is palentogy.

SJ. T. S.: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:43PM PST (-0800 GMT)
q#3: They had more food there.

SJ Lor: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:44PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q8 Elephants have been seen swimming and using their trunks for snorkles. This might have been what the mamoths did.

: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:45PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Alex A Fossil is a stamped rock. The study of a fossil is palentogy.

SJ Terren: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:46PM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 The islands were different becuse the beaches were lower than they are today and then distance between the mainland and the Anacapa island were only 5 miles away compared to the eleven mile rnge today.

SJ Ping: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:46PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q6:The mammoth changed over time by getting smaller.

SJ AARON: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:46PM PST (-0800 GMT)
When the pigmey mammoth first arrived they were 14 feet tall.

S.J. Caleb: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:47PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q7 they probabably would go to Hawilli

SJ. Thierry: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:47PM PST (-0800 GMT)
q4: The climate was cold and the vegitation was good.

: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:47PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Alex A Fossil that is a stamped rock. The study of a fossil is palentogy.

SJ Lor: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:49PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q4 there was fertile green rolling hills, lush with native vegetation.

SJ Sam: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:49PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q7:The mammoths went to Santa Cruz Island, then to Santa Rosa Island, and on to San Miguel Island. And its Vegetatation is what it has in common with the Channel Islands.

sj megsjess: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:49PM PST (-0800 GMT)
they swam to the shore of the island ( the mammoths)

SJ. T. S.: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:50PM PST (-0800 GMT)
q5: The first mammoths that crossed from the mainland to Santarosea were full sized animals, about fourteen feet tall as adults.

SJWill: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:50PM PST (-0800 GMT)
2 The study of fossils is paleantolige. A fossil is when something that gets covered by dirt and that something desinigrats, and it leves a mark.

sj catherine: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:51PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q5 when the mammoths arrived on the isilands they were about 14 feet high and 13000 pounds. Eventuly they shrunk .

SJ Ping: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:52PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q6:The mammoth changed over time by getting smaller.

sj megsjess: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:52PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q4 there were fertile green hills ,with lots of native vegitation.

S.J. Caleb: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:53PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q8 they swam there

SJ Lor: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:53PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q5 The first mammoths that crossed from the mainland to Santarosea were full sized animals, about fourteen feet tall as adults.

sj megsjess: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:53PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q4 there were fertile green hills ,with lots of native vegitation.

SJ. T. S.: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:54PM PST (-0800 GMT)
q2: A fossil is an old artifact and paleantology is the study of fossils.

SJ AARON: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:54PM PST (-0800 GMT)
A fossil is the remains of acant life and the study of fossils is called paleontology.

SJ Terren: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:54PM PST (-0800 GMT)
#6 the mammoths changed over time from when they were over 14 feet tall and then they changed from 14 feet tall to 4-8 feet tall.They also changed by becoming a lot smaller in size and they also adapted to the islands environment.

SJ Pablo-Chad: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:54PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q4 Ample fresh streams andsprings

: . . . . Thu, Oct 11, 2:55PM PST (-0800 GMT)
alex tibbitts The mammoth walked underwater with its noes up

Edgar&jorge/payne/state st: . . . . Fri, Oct 12, 8:51AM PST (-0800 GMT)
What is a fossil and what is the study of fossils called? Fossils are remains of an ancient life that has been buried for thousands of years. Paleontology is the study of the fossil record. The fossil record that the record tells us the story of ancient life on earth.

Yadira/Dillon: . . . . Fri, Oct 12, 9:35AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1.From the mainland to the Anacapa Island is a 11 miles. #1.Fossils tells us about history long ago in the world. #3.A family of mammoths manage to stay afolt and swim,breathing through their trunks. #4.They settle among the fertle green rolling hills which were lush with native vergetation. #5.The first mammoths that went from mainland to santarosea were full sized animmals. #6.Pygmy mammoths reached about 4-8 feet in height. #7.The evolution of massive mammoths down to the pygmy mammoths is not...? #8The geogolist who discoverd the 95% complete mammoths skeleton on Santa Rosa in 1994...?

JUDY R/Perla M/HOOVER 1: . . . . Fri, Oct 12, 9:58AM PST (-0800 GMT)
# 1 they were lower then today they were 5miles apart and today they are 11miles apart. #2the people that study fossils are called paleotology .A fossils is a skeloten of a person,animal or thing. #5 The first mammoths transford from main land. #6 And reached heights of 4-8 feet, significantly smaller than their predecessors.Their tusk were up to five or more feet long, and were five ot six inches in diameter. #7 around the world. #8 It was too cold. #9 In Santa Cruz no mammoth bones have been found but teeth have been discovered.The mammoths for whatever reason,did n- ot chose to remain on Santa Cruz island choosing instead , to live on Santa Rosa and San Migel because their islands were biger.

Selina/Brenda Tulsa: . . . . Fri, Oct 12, 10:04AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q1. It was less than five miles. It was a whole big island.

Anna /Sonia TU : . . . . Fri, Oct 12, 10:04AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q1.It was less than five miles.

kristal/ann marieTulsa: . . . . Fri, Oct 12, 10:05AM PST (-0800 GMT)
q1 The sea level would be at times be 300 or lower than it is today,changing the distance between the mainland and the islands significantly.

Selina/Brenda Tulsa: . . . . Fri, Oct 12, 10:09AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q1. It was less than five miles. It was a whole big island.

Sonia/Anna: . . . . Fri, Oct 12, 10:10AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q1.It was less than five miles.

Trevor/Chris Tulsa: . . . . Fri, Oct 12, 10:11AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q1 The sea was one hundred, to three,feet lower than today. Today the difference from Anacapa to the mainland is eleven miles.The ilands were one big iland and were seven, hundred twenty six square miles.

ryan/jeffrey tulsa : . . . . Fri, Oct 12, 10:12AM PST (-0800 GMT)
QI The distance from Anacapa island to mainland was about five miles. The channel islands were connected, and before the channel islands had diffrent plant and animal species than we have today.

Selina/Brenda Tulsa: . . . . Fri, Oct 12, 10:12AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q2. A fossil is called paleontology.

: . . . . Fri, Oct 12, 10:12AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q1.The islands were diffrent then they were today because years ago all the eight islands were one big island.The distance from Anocapa Island to the mainland was less than five miles.

Sonia/Anna Tulsa: . . . . Fri, Oct 12, 10:12AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q1.It was less than five miles. Q2.It was a huge island.

Peter/Anita: . . . . Fri, Oct 12, 10:13AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Before there was only 1 channel island.Now there are about 5 or 7 channel islands.

Steven/Michael Tulsa: . . . . Fri, Oct 12, 10:13AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q1 The island were different by the sea because the sea level was three hundred feet lower than today.Ancapa would be five miles sorter than today.

kristal/ann marieTulsa: . . . . Fri, Oct 12, 10:13AM PST (-0800 GMT)
It was less than five miles from Anacapa to the mainland.

Kathleen/Terra Tulsa: . . . . Fri, Oct 12, 10:15AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Q1 Anacapa to the mainland was less than five miles. The difference is that the water line was lower than today.And that the islands used to be one big island.

Beatriz&Mayte/Payne/State Street School: . . . . Fri, Oct 12, 11:35AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Describe two theories on how large mammoths got from the mainland to the Channel Islands during the Ice Age? Which do you think is the most likely? One of the theories of how the mammoth got cross the Ice Age was swimming and floating across the Ice Age. The most likely is swimming across the Ice Age , because not all mammoths can float in the water.

Kayla and Judith/Payne/StateStreet: . . . . Fri, Oct 12, 12:12AM PST (-0800 GMT)
What type and size of mammoths first arrived on the Channel Island? The first mammoths that crossed the mainland to Santarosea were full sized animals, and fourteen feet tall as adults. These were the Imperial Mammoths. As years went by, the mammoths adapted to scientific island environment, and became smaller as time proceeded. Eventually they developed a distinctly different body scale, one we now call dwarf or pygmy mammoth, and reached heights 4-8 feet significantly smaller than their predecessors. There tusk were up to five or more long, and were five to six inches in diameter.

Mrs. Glenn: . . . . Fri, Oct 12, 2:03PM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1.

Joseph and Roberto/payne/ State St: . . . . Mon, Oct 15, 9:06AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Describe two theories on how large mammoths got from the mainland to the Channel Islands during the Ice Age? Which do you think is the most likely?These mammoths then migrate westwards crossing to the rugged,mountainous Santa Cruz Island,then to Santa Rosa Island,and on to San Miguel Island at this time all one continuos land mass.

Yadira/Dillon: . . . . Mon, Oct 15, 9:44AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1.From the mainland to the Anacapa Island is a 11 miles. #1.Fossils tells us about history long ago in the world. #3.A family of mammoths manage to stay afolt and swim,breathing through their trunks. #4.They settle among the fertle green rolling hills which were lush with native vergetation. #5.The first mammoths that went from mainland to santarosea were full sized animmals. #6.Pygmy mammoths reached about 4-8 feet in height. #7.The evolution of massive mammoths down to the pygmy mammoths is not an occurence unique to the channel Island. #8.The geogolist who discoverd the 95% complete mammoths skeleton on Santa Rosa in 1994 ,that a circus boatonce sank of carolina on the eastern seabord. #9.Santa Cruz Island but teeth have been discoverd both among Native America artifacts and individual in the earth.

Jasmine and Elaine Madison school room 701: . . . . Mon, Oct 15, 1:46PM PST (-0800 GMT)
The distance from Anacapa to the mainland was less than 5 miles. Now it is eleven miles.

David and Diego: . . . . Mon, Oct 15, 1:47PM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1. More of the islands were visible, and there was only a five mile distance from island to shore as compared to 11 miles today. #2. The study of fossils is paleantolgy. Fossils are remains of very ancient life that have been buried for thousands of years and preserved in very ancient layers of earth. #3. The mammoths traveled to the islands by submerging themselves and sticking their trunks out of the water to know where they were going. #4. The islands had a lot of vegetation when the mammoth lived there many years ago. #5. The first mammoths to live there were the Imperial Mammoths. They were 14 feet tall in heights. #6. They became smaller and are know called Pygmy Mammoths. #8. The mammoth used their trunks like snorkels when they submerged. #9. They haven't found any fossils in Santa Barbara island.

Kevin and Darryl: Hoover: . . . . Mon, Oct 15, 1:57PM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1.It was 600,000 years ago there are no people living in Channel Island. #2.The fossil records tell us the story of ancient life on earth. #3.Theese mammoths then migrated west ward ,crossing to the rugged, moutains Santa Cruz Island . #4.The first mammoths that crossed from the main land to Santa rosea were full sized animals ,about forteen feet tall as adults. Theese were the Imperial mammoths . #5.The first mammoths that arrived on Santa Cruz Island were forteen feet tall . #6.As the years passed, the polar ice caps melted. THe sea water rises and by 10,500 years ago, the islands begin to be separated by the rising levels. #7.The evolution of the massive mammoths down to the pgymy mammoths is not an occurrence unique to the islands. #8.The elephants of today are surprisingly strong swimmers, a characteristic they seem to have inherited directly from their ancestors, the Mammoths. #9.Santa Cruz Island, but teeth have been discovered both among Native American artifacts, and individually in the earth.

Karla M & Emery b Madison : . . . . Mon, Oct 15, 1:58PM PST (-0800 GMT)
The shore line was 150 to 300 feet high.The distance from Anacapa island was less than 5 miles.

Karla M & Emery b Madison : . . . . Mon, Oct 15, 2:01PM PST (-0800 GMT)
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Ana and Isabel in Madison room 701: . . . . Mon, Oct 15, 2:04PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Anacapa was 5miles away from the mainland. Now it is eleven miles.

gabysaucedo madison room701: . . . . Mon, Oct 15, 2:29PM PST (-0800 GMT)
The shoreline is one hundred and fifty to three hundred feet lower than we see it today - which means that the location where the cities of Santa Barbara and Ventura are today would have been five miles inland.

gaby saucedo madison room 701: . . . . Mon, Oct 15, 2:34PM PST (-0800 GMT)
ossils are the remains of very ancient life that has been buried for thousands of years and preserved in a very ancient layer of earth. Some fossils have also been found suspended in fossilized tree sap, like amber. Fossils have been found from many time periods in the earth's history and can be the record of a tree, a bone, a tooth, and entire skeleton, or a seashell that lived hundreds of thousands of years ago. How do you find a fossil? Fossils that were buried many, many millennia ago were covered over the years with layers and layers of sediment - soil, sand, silt, plant debris, other animals. Often this took place on the floor of the ocean, in a lake or bog. Then over long periods of time, the earth's seismic activity - in the form of moving plate tectonics - pushed and pulled the earth's crust. Mountains rose, valleys lowered, and eventually the layers with the fossils were brought back up to the earth's surface. Some earthquakes can even open up layers of fossils never seen before. The ocean or a river can also erode away a cliff face that is a series of layers with fossils. When an area of ancient earth that contains fossilized remains of early life is exposed to the surface, where we can see it, it is called an outcropping. From these outcroppings scientists and amateur fossil hunters of all ages gather specimens to study and learn from. You can even buy ancient fossils from professional dealers on the Internet! Other fossils - like the recent mammoth find on Santa Rosa Island - are exposed as the earths layers shift in the winds and from erosion. We will soon study the nearly complete mammoth skeleton is an excellent example of a line of animals that migrated by water, over the sea, from the mainland to an island and developed their own subspecies unlike any other on the mainland.

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