Look what I found, in Nebraska of all places...

[TreasonousBastard]

I forget exactly what I was looking for, maybe something about Paleozoic time lines, but I came across this teachers' guide. I am no expert in prehistory, but it looks pretty comprehensive to my amateur eyes.

And no mention of Noah.

http://museum.unl.edu/education/pdf/UNSMAncientSeaGuide.pdf

From the introduction:

Dear Colleague,
The Ancient Life Encounter Kit is designed to bring hands-on materials from the University of
Nebraska State Museum, as well as inquiry-based activities to the classroom. It is our goal to introduce
some of the lesser-known aspects of the Paleozoic Era to students. For those groups able to visit our
Morrill Hall Museum, the kit will complement and enrich a visit to the Gallery of Ancient Life.
The objectives of this Encounter Kit are for students to:

1. learn how to read time charts and time lines and discover the major events that
have occurred throughout geologic time;
2. discover the types of invertebrate animals that lived during the Paleozoic Era;
3. learn how to use a key to identify fossils;
4. discover, through an activity focused on sharks’ teeth, that shallow seas inhabited
by sharks, once covered Nebraska;
5. compare fossil animals to the shells and skeletons of their present day relatives.