A Walk Through Time depicts the 4.6 billion year story of our Earth and progresses from the formation of our solar system to the beginning of life on Earth to the present. The Walk offers a rich context for exploring fundamental issues regarding humanity and the future of all life on Earth. The Walk Through Time exhibit was imagined by physicist Sidney Liebes, who wanted to inspire people with the magnificent story of life on Earth and provide a cautionary tale of how human actions today threaten Earth’s diversity and stability. The University of Montana (UM) has one of the few copies of the physical exhibit and periodically displays it on the UM campus. View the Walk Through Time digital archives to learn more about the exhibit and the individual exhibit panels.

Panel 49: What Are Animals?

Panel 49: What Are Animals?

Panel 50: Animals Arise

Panel 50: Animals Arise

Panel 51: Fabulous Forams

Panel 51: Fabulous Forams

Panel 52: Continental Capers

Panel 52: Continental Capers

Panel 53: Cambrian Explosion

Panel 53: Cambrian Explosion

Panel 54: The Burgess Shale

Panel 54: The Burgess Shale

Panel 55: Reverberating Chords

Panel 55: Reverberating Chords

Panel 56: Happy Landings

Panel 56: Happy Landings

Panel 57: What Are Fungi?

Panel 57: What Are Fungi?

Panel 58: Fungal Fusion: Plant-It Earth

Panel 58: Fungal Fusion: Plant-It Earth

Panel 59: What Are Plants?

Panel 59: What Are Plants?

Panel 60: Fortune's Wheel

Panel 60: Fortune's Wheel