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Introduction

Hi, my name is Professor Vandoran. 

I work at the Time Travel Museum of 

North America as the head scientist 

in time travel research. Some people 

may describe me as smart, sharp, 

kind, a good dresser, very social, 

and a tall, thin man. 

For years I dreamt of purchasing a red Lamborghini. 

I finally bought this car in late March.   After reading 

the manual I discovered when I press the brake 

pedal and shift it into reverse at the same time it 

transforms into a time machine. 

It didn't take long for the news of my time traveling 

car to leak to my friends and my boss. Later that 

morning my boss called me in to his office to tell me 

about his idea to expand the museum. The idea is 

to build a geological time park to resurrect extinct 

species and attract more visitors to the museum.      

At the conclusion of the meeting I 

understood my task is to assemble a team 

then journey to the ice age and cretaceous 

periods and bring back species that could 

thrive in our modern world.

I was so excited I found it hard to sleep and 

think at work. All I could think about was 

going to the past to bring back specimens. I 

have so many questions, what will I bring 

back? Who do I take with me? When will I 

go? Will my time traveling car work?

Chapter 1

ICE AGE

I asked my most trusted colleagues Gunter and Frink to 

accompany me on this adventure. Gunter is a 

horticulturist and will be able to decide on the plants to 

bring back home. Frink is an expert in the field of 

paleontology. His expertise will make sure we bring back 

only those animals that can survive here.

When we got out to the car Gunter's question to me was 

"does this car actually work." I said “I guess we will find 

out." I tuned the clock in the radio to 150,000 years BC, 

put the car in reverse and pressed down on the brake 

pedal at the same time.

All of a sudden there was a bright light that blinded us. 

The car felt like it was spinning and I thought I would 

throw up.

We were going to step out of the car when we have a close 

encounter with a woolly mammoth, but luckily it passed by 

not even noticing us.   We made it, we have reached the ice 

age! We landed on a large, rocky glacier. We thought that 

we were going to fall when we started to tip sideways so we 

bolted out of the car.

The air was cold and crisp. In 

the distance we noticed a 

meadow with less snow. There 

was a river close by where we 

could get water. We ventured 

over to the grassy area to set 

up camp. Night was falling and 

darkness was setting in. We 

agreed to set up camp by the 

river and will resume our 

journey tomorrow. 

We woke up in the morning and noticed the temperature was 

warmer. The reading on the thermometer registered -7C. The 

landscape was jagged and rough with a few clumps of spruce 

trees and forested areas.   We followed the river for a few 

miles from camp, and saw ingrained in the rock was a leaf of 

a menstrual plant. Frink was overjoyed as he has been 

searching for this fossil for years. He noticed a deep crack 

just above the fossil and gently pulled it away from the rocky 

surface. Frink carefully wrapped it in cloth and placed it in his 

backpack to take home. Further up the pathway we 

discovered an ocean inlet. The water was clear, deep and 

clean allowing us to see the salmon swimming.

Mold Fossil

This type of fossil shows an 

impression of an organism in rock.

This type of fossil can be a 

negative image of an animal, plant 

or other organism. 

Once an organism has been 

dissolved away this type of fossil is 

left behind. 

Scientists can use plaster in order 

to make a cast fossil from this 

fossil type.

Menstrual leaf

We heard splashing and turned to see a short 

faced bear fishing for salmon. The noise we 

were making startled the bear and when it 

turned towards us it was tall enough to look us 

in the eyes. The bear was approximately 6 feet 

tall at the shoulders with shaggy brown hair and 

smelled terrible. Because the bear was about 

2000 lbs Gunter had to shoot it with the 

tranquilizer gun and once it was asleep we 

clipped on the teleportation collar to transport it 

back to the time machine. As this bear is 

omnivorous and a cousin to our modern day 

bear the food sources of today would be able to 

sustain this animal. So we didn't need to bring 

back any special food. 

The short faced bear went extinct around 11,700 

years ago because larger herbivores died off and 

the rise of modern day bears created competition 

for food. 

We couldn't believe our luck in finding this 

creature so easily and are very excited to have it 

in our exhibit at the new theme park. 

We noticed the sun was starting to set so we 

headed back to camp and loaded our car. We 

figured since we had some time left we would 

jump back to the museum to drop off our bear as 

it would be waking up soon. Using the time 

bubble we were able to transport the bear without 

putting it in the trunk.

Chapter 2

CRETACEOUS PERIOD

We entered the museum and placed the bear in it's 

display. When finished with the bear, we got ready for 

our next trip to the cretaceous time period. Getting 

out to the car, I noticed that we need more supplies. 

Supplies like a gun, more tranquilizers, and a collar fit 

for a T-Rex. We piled into the car and set the time on 

the clock to 72 million years BC. Putting my foot on 

the brake pedal, I shifted into reverse and saw the 

same bright light as we felt the car spinning again. 

 When the car stopped spinning, we were 

surrounded by a tropical rain forest. Populated by 

trees, flowering plants, birds and insects the 

scenery was a beautiful sight. We opened the car 

door and were instantly struck by the difference in 

the atmosphere rather than North America circa 

2015. Air escaped our lungs as we felt the heat we 

all knew we were not familiar of. It came clear that 

we would have trouble breathing in what seemed 

to be thin air. 

Following the direction of the sun we 

headed east. 45 minutes into our journey 

we find a clearing and see pteranodon's 

flying everywhere, ankylosaurus feeding 

on the plants as well as many other 

dinosaurs. When we were walking 

Gunter discovered a rare extinct 

flowering plant called Archaefructus.  

Quickly, he removes a clay pot and 

shovel from his bag and places the 

flower in the clay pot. Picking up his 

pack he notices a clump of something 

behind a large fern like plant. He moves 

the plant and is surprised to see a true 

form fossil of a dinosaur nest. Excitedly 

he call us over and we remove it and 

place it gently in the backpack. 

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