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New from Snet: Lithologs, a new tool to create lithological/sedimentological logs online..
Monday, 30 March 2015
I've been away for a bit, but am interested in trying to get back into the swing of things here so please bear with me. This is a paper from late last year that I haven't mentioned before.
Drumheller, S. K., M. R. Stocker, and S. J. Nesbitt. 2014. Direct evidence of trophic interactions among apex predators in the Late Triassic of western North America. Naturwissenschaften 101:975-987.
The view from Muir Beach Overlook, midway between San Francisco and Point Reyes National Seashore
Point Reyes National Seashore: Is it land's end, or ocean's end? From a human point of view, it is the former. This is the far west of North America, and you can't go any farther without a boat or plane. But if we consider the oceanic crust that was being subducted beneath the continent
I’m visiting Australia at the moment and will have a few blog posts to write up once I’m back at home. For now, though, here’s a sneak peek at some geology in Sydney. I took this picture [...]
Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs [16:13:00]
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Just about every crowdfunding campaign I've seen has included some form of this refrain: Even if you can't afford to donate, helping spread the word is a great form of support. It's true. You may have seen my [...]
Palaeoblog [19:02:00]
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(192 visits) category→science_technology Quaternary,Neogene,Paleogene; IT
Geological Time ScaleIn 1759, Italian geologist Giovanni Arduino (1714-1795) dated a letter to Professor A.Vallisneri the younger, in which Arduino proposed a classification of Earth's surface rocks according [...]
The past winter was globally the warmest on record. At the same time it set a new cold record in the subpolar North Atlantic – and it was very cold in the eastern parts of North America. Are these things [...]
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Louisville Area Fossils [15:34:00]
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(160 visits) category→culture_politics Cretaceous; US
This Collignoniceras woollgari juvenile ammonite fossil is on display at the Mesa Verde National Park as of August 2014. The ammonite existed in the Late Cretaceous Period (Campanian).
The area is rich in [...]
State of the Planet [19:34:40]
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We arrived in Kolkata, and filmed by the Hooghly River. While it is no longer the main channel of the Ganges, it is still the Holy Ganges and we saw a funeral procession spreading ashes of a loved one while [...]
My first time in Colombo. My first time in IODP expedition. My first time in the Indian Ocean.
I am very excited to meet new people and begin a [...]
Bust out your planners, calendars, and PDAs (if you are throwback like that), it’s time to mark your calendars for the HMNS events of this week! Lecture – Samurai: Men Of War In An Age Of Peace By [...]
GeoLog-The official blog of the European Geosciences Union [13:30:52]
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During ice ages landscapes are sculpted by the power of advancing glaciers. From rock scratches, to changing mountains and the formation of corries, cirques and aretes, through to the formation of valleys and [...]
Geology in the West Country [18:25:00]
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Bath Geological SocietyThursday April 2nd Nanoparticles in Sandstone GroundwatersProfessor John Tellam, Water Sciences (Hydrogeology), School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of [...]
Today's new Earthlearningidea activity is 'Isostasy 2; 'bouncing back' after the ice. This idea demonstrates the effects on a continental land mass of a large ice sheet growing and then melting. This ELI can [...]
Through the Sandglass [15:22:00]
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Over the life of this blog, I have written a number of times on the remarkable and innovative work carried out at Georgia Tech’s Crab Lab, investigations into hoe critters get around in loose sand and how [...]
Netzwerk für geowissenschaftliche Öffentlichkeitsarbeit [14:21:55]
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Eröffnung der Sonderausstellung: Wo: Schleswig-Holsteinisches Eiszeitmuseum, Nienthal 7, Lütjenburg Eröffnung
A Shrinking River Threatens the U.S. SouthwestVoice of America Gem & Mineral Shows this SpringTheVug.com Bills Piling Up for WV Airport with Landslide ProblemsCharleston Daily Mail Landslide Threatens [...]
Alain Bellino nació en 1955 en Niza (Francia) y desde niño acudía al taller de restauración y ornamentación de metales de su padre, entrando de lleno en ese mundo en los años 80. Tras muchos años de [...]
Just arrived in Colombo to board the JOIDES Resolution as shipboard science party for IODP expedition 355.
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We are now aboard the R/V Palmer and on our way to East Antarctica. Due to two storms in our direct way we are heading west first to go around the storms and we’ll then head south on their backside. [...]
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