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Food webs and the rise of dinosaurs

Letters from Gondwana [05:40:40]

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Dinosaurs likely originated in the Middle Triassic and the first unequivocal dinosaur fossils are known from the late Carnian. The main environmental changes that occurred at the very end of the Triassic period paved the way for the early radiation and increased abundance of dinosaurs. Two main models have been proposed to explain their success.

International Workshop: Observing Ground Deformation From Space And In The Field

Paleoseismicity [16:00:01]

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Tejpal Singh and his colleagues are organizing a workshop on Observing Ground Deformation From Space And In The Field. It will take place from 16-19 December, 2024, in Chandigarh at the foot of the Himalayas. Here’s the

Arctic in recharge, permanent cyclones suck the heat

Ontario-geofish [13:05:00]

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 This is interesting.  The Arctic is in recharge, and now there is a 'permanent' heat engine up in the Greenland Gap.  These things are very efficient in extracting heat.  [...]

Bruce is poop out of luck for nuclear waste

Ontario-geofish [13:16:00]

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 The decision is made for the high-level waste.  Bruce was a sacrificial goat to the lefties.  I've looked at the cores, and Ignace does not seem to have the big shallow-dip fracture [...]

Aulopora Coral Fossil

Louisville Area Fossils [21:06:00]

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This picture is of an Aulopora (Goldfuss, 1829) horn coral fossil. It existed during the Devonian period. The fossil was found in Caledonia, New York, USA. Fossil was on display at the Natural History [...]

TRACKING WHALES WITH BARNACLES

ARCHEA [03:10:00]

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We can trace the lineage of barnacles back to the Middle Cambrian. That is half a billion years of data to sift through. If you divide that timeline in half yet again, we begin to understand barnacles [...]

Warmies throw up their hands - can't explain anything

Ontario-geofish [14:18:00]

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 This doomer story is making the rounds.  They are all saying that 'carbon warming' can't explain it.  As if it could explain anything.The neat thing is that this comes from a big [...]

Las adorables criaturas del pasado de Kimberly King

Koprolitos [09:30:00]

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Kimberley King es una artista nacida en Barbados que estudió ilustración y animación en la Savannah College of Art and Design en Atlanta (Georgia, Estados Unidos) y en la Academy of Art University en [...]