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A Different Kind of "Snow" in California, and a Coming World of Hurt

Geotripper [2015-02-26 09:29:00]   recommend this post  (731 visits)

 There is a different kind of snow falling in California right now. It might look vaguely like that cold stuff that has been falling back east, but the resemblance stops at "white". The almond orchards of the Great Valley have been [...]

Defining Irony: Welcome to One of the Few Parts of California Not Suffering Extreme Drought

Geotripper [2015-02-23 06:34:00]   recommend this post  (713 visits)

The bottom of Death Valley is the driest place in North America, and the hottest place in the world. It might stand to reason that it is a place that withstands the effects of California's horrific four-year drought, which is true, but it's not [...]

Microfossil Crinoid Pieces from Clark County Indiana

Louisville Area Fossils [2015-02-22 06:31:00]   recommend this post  (704 visits)

My cousin recently sent me some images of crinoid fossils he has been finding in the New Providence Formation of Clark County, Indiana, USA. The fossils date to the Mississippian Period (Carboniferous). All pictures were taken using a microscope and [...]

Are There No More Sacred Places? Desecration at the Grand Canyon

Geotripper [2015-02-22 01:01:00]   recommend this post  (701 visits)

The Grand Canyon of the Colorado River, close to the proposed site of a desecration. I encourage you to read a story in Smithsonian, found here:  http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/who-can-save-the-grand-canyon-180954329/?no-ist. And [...]

Gone Hiking! Main Central Thrust Goriganga Valley Kumaon Himalayas

Reporting on a Revolution [2015-02-25 17:39:00]   recommend this post  (697 visits)

At last! I've been waiting for this for almost 2 years. Friday, I will  be departing for the little town of Munsiyari in the Kumaon Himalayas of Uttarakhand to begin an eight day trek northwards towards the Milam and Rilam glaciers. Just take a [...]

Defensive use of the tail in monitors – and also sauropods?

Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week [2015-02-23 00:44:47]   recommend this post  (693 visits)

One thing that I’ve never understood is why some people are skeptical about sauropods using their tails defensively, when lizards do this all the time. I’ve been digging through the literature on this for a current project, and there are [...]

Pictures

Dinosaur Home - Blogs [2015-02-24 22:06:47]   recommend this post  (655 visits)

This is one of many interesting items I purchased @ a geologist’s auction...Please help w/identification. Thanks a

The early evolution of birds – more complicated than trying to untangle your headphones..

Green Tea and Velociraptors [2015-02-23 13:34:08]   recommend this post  (652 visits)

Birds are a phenomenal story of evolutionary success. As modern-day dinosaur descendants, they occupy almost all environments and ecosystems around the globe, and are truly animals that capture our imaginations. However, how did they become so [...]

Too High and Too Steep – Cover Background Information

New Stories in Stone [2015-02-24 18:26:34]   recommend this post  (650 visits)

As a follow up to my post about my book cover, I ... [ continue

Petroglyph Photo Gallery

Geology.com News [2015-02-28 19:43:30]   recommend this post  (576 visits)

A petroglyph is an image that is carved into a rock. This “carving” can produce a visible indentation in the rock or it can simply be the scratching away of a weathered surface to reveal unweathered material of a different color