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Geoblogosphere weekly review (14th week of 2011, 1336 weeks ago)

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Posts:

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Jefferson’s Botanist and Whitman’s Photographer ~ A Two-Part Exploration Prompted by a Coincidence

Fossils and Other Living Things [2011-03-28 01:03:00]   recommend this post  (982 visits)
Part I – Benjamin Smith Barton and ParenthoodIn which the blogger learns something about an early 19th Century botanist and indulges in some pop pyschologizing of the poor man.I’ve been reading about the somewhat enigmatic Benjamin Smith Barton [...]

Oldest Archaeological Site in North America

Geology.com News [2011-03-28 00:11:41]   recommend this post  (972 visits)
Thousands of artifacts that pre-date the Clovis culture have been found in a Texas flood plain with an age between 13,200 to 15,000 years. It is being called “the oldest archaeological site in North

Oldest animal life?

Mountain Cat Geology [2011-03-28 04:29:33]   recommend this post  (944 visits)
Scientists in Australia may have discovered the oldest animal fossils ever found.  These sponge-like creatures are suggested to be around 650 million years old, which is almost 70 million years more than the preexisting record.  The fossils were [...]

What on Earth?

The Disillusioned Taxonomist [2011-03-29 15:29:00]   recommend this post  (905 visits)
So, what on Earth is that? A couple of (poor) clues: it's not an extant crocodilian; it was photographed two weeks ago at Artis Zoo in Amsterdam (so it's not likely to be a Deinosuchus or something). Answers as comments or to the usual email

Tuesday Tidbits: Calmer Karangetang, explosive mid-ocean ridges and volcano images galore

Eruptions [2011-03-29 15:35:44]   recommend this post  (899 visits)
After yesterday's monster post about the prospects of drilling into the mantle (sorry, the petrologist side of me overpowered the volcanologist), today we catch up on some of the news: Indonesia: It seems that the eruptive activity at [...]

Riquezas geológicas de Asturias

DinoAstur. Blog sobre La Costa de los Dinosaurios [2011-03-29 14:39:20]   recommend this post  (879 visits)
En el libro Riquezas geológicas de Asturias aparecen las icnitas de dinosaurios del Jurásico de Asturias y el MUJA. Los autores del libro, de reciente publicación (15 de noviembre de 2010, día de San Alberto Magno, patrono de las Facultades de [...]

How Ocean Currents Contribute to Melting Greenland

Geology.com News [2011-03-29 02:34:49]   recommend this post  (876 visits)
After a surge of the Helheim Glacier on the southeast coast of Greenland, researchers discovered warm, Gulf Stream waters in Sermilik Fjord, at the base of the

UA public forum on Disaster in Japan

Arizona Geology [2011-03-29 05:53:00]   recommend this post  (874 visits)
The unfolding drama in Japan continues to grip our attention with continuing reports of trace amounts of radiation being detected from the Fukushima reactors. The University of Arizona is holding a public forum Tuesday evening a6 6:30 pm at [...]

Tohoku Earthquake Affects Mineral Supplies

Geology News [2011-03-29 00:14:59]   recommend this post  (863 visits)
In addition to its other effects, the magnitude 9.0 Tohoku earthquake that struck northeast Japan on March 11, 2011, will affect Japan’s and the world’s supply of some minerals, at least temporarily. Up to one-quarter of the [...]

Les principaux risques volcaniques

Risque Volcanique [2011-03-28 14:50:00]   recommend this post  (855 visits)
Le volcan Avachinsky proche de Petropavlosk (Kamchatka) - H.Gaudru - 1992 Introduction Chaque année, de nombreux volcans dans le Monde connaissent une éruption. Les plus grandes [...]
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