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Sunday, 12 August 2018

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Snowball Earth: A result of global tectonic change?

earth-pages - Research News from the Earth Sciences [17:49:28]

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The Snowball Earth hypothesis first arose when Antarctic explorer Douglas Mawson (1882-1958)speculated towards the end of his career on an episode of global glaciations, based on his recognition in South Australia of thick Neoproterozoic glacial sediments. Further discoveries on every … Continue reading →

The Most Famous Last Stand In History And How Geology Played A Role In It

History of geology [15:59:00]

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The Thermopylae, the hot gates or also gates of fire, is a mountain pass at the foot of Mount Kallidromo in modern Greece where legend tells that King Leonidas and 300 of his Spartan warriors fought millions of Persians, during Xerxes’ invasion of Greece in 480 B.C. They were able to hold the mountain pass for three days, when they were betrayed and finally defeated. "Greece and Rome: Builders of Our World (The Story of Man)", 1977

The Disappointing Cape: Land's End and Rock Pillows

Geotripper [08:52:00]

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Just over 200 years ago, the first expedition of Americans reached the Pacific Ocean after following the Missouri River over the Rocky Mountains and down the Columbia River. Lewis and Clark and their crew [...]

Diplocaulus magnicornis Nectridean Fossil

Louisville Area Fossils [04:00:00]

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Diplocaulus magnicornis nectridean head fossil found in 1895 at Baylor County, Texas USA. This aquatic creature lived in the early Permian Period (275 million years ago). Fossil on display at American Museum [...]

Caudal vertebrae of Haplocanthosaurus delfsi

Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week [07:27:18]

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Tired of Haplo caudals yet? No? Good – me neither. Not by a long shot. Above is McIntosh and Williams (1988: fig. 10) showing the rearticulated and partially reconstructed tail of CMNH 10380, the holotype [...]