If you were to visit Minneapolis, Minnesota, 350 million years ago, you would not see the same landscape as today. During that time, specifically in the Late Devonian period, the area that is now Minneapolis was covered by a shallow inland sea. The landscape would have consisted of tropical marine environments with coral reefs, mudflats, and possibly some islands, rather than the modern urban environment, forests, and lakes present today. Geological changes over millions of years, including tectonic activity, erosion, and sediment deposition, have significantly altered the landscape of the region. Thus, the Minneapolis of 350 million years ago would be vastly different from what we see today.
Now find Minneapolis, Minnesota on the map. It is north of Memphis and marked with a star. If you were able to visit Minneapolis 350 million years ago, would you see the same landscape you identified in Question 2? Briefly justify your answer.
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