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Monday, 04 November 2013
Le Brea Tar Pit Fossils
Louisville Area Fossils [05:36:00]
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Quaternary
This video produced by Voice of America highlights the Le Brea Tar Pits of Los Angeles, California. The pits have produced over 5.5 million fossils over the last 100 years. The fossils found there date to the Pleistocene.Learn more about the Page Museum at the Le Brea Tar Pits at their web
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New issue of SRL with lots of paleo- and archeoseismology papers
The new issue of Seismological Research Letters has been published now and it contains a lot of articles for those liking old earthquakes. Some topics might sound familiar to you when you attended the PATA days conference as the authors … Continue readingSky of Ranchi city in India was covered with toxic fumes due to burning of firecrackers.
James Hutton or 'Mr. Rock Cycle'
Blasting and Earthquakes
Ok, the monstrous blast in the middle of houses in Chicago has got the old memory wheels turning. How did I get to the conclusion that PGV (peak ground velocity) is much better to use than PGA, which is so [...]The Kimberlite Page
Walking through the exhibits at the GSA Annual Meeting in Denver last week, I experienced a sudden intake of breath upon seeing this specimen at the Kansas State University table. It was a big-ol' chunk of [...]Dimetrodon Demonstrated to be Eating Lepospondyl Diplocaulus in Middle Permian Texas
Did a Great Flood Destroy the Native American Mississippian City of Cahokia?
The Dragon’s Tales [23:00:00]
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Carboniferous
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A new paper on the Tumbi Quarry landslide in Papua New Guinea
A new paper, Robbins et al (2013) has examined the triggering processes responsible for the Tumbi Quarry landslide in Papua NewEvidence of at Least Three Proterozoic Islands Arcs in the Northern Arabian–Nubian Shield
Cardinals, Pyrrhuloxias and Phainopeplas
Cardinals (Cardinalis cardinalis), also known as Northern Cardinals, and Pyrrhuloxias (Cardinalis sinuatus) are similar in many respects. They both eat seeds and fruit; they have similar, and in some cases, [...]Habicht in Zeitlupe
Habichte sind für ihren schnellen und wendigen Angriff auf ihre Beute bekannt, und sie nutzen dabei geschickt die Hindernisse aus, die sich ihnen in den weg stellen. Aber wie genau machen sie das? Die [...]More Details About the Grand Canyon/Bell River Connection
Earthly Musings [12:38:00]
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Quaternary,Neogene,Carboniferous
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Il "Progetto Firenze 2016": una iniziativa a tutto tondo per la memoria dell'alluvione di Firenze del 4 novembre 1966 e le alluvioni in generale
POTD November 4, 2013: Snow Canyon State Park, Washington County, Utah
Utah Geological Survey - blog [14:47:19]
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Jurassic,Triassic
Snow Canyon State Park, Washington County, Utah Photographer: Michael Vanden Berg Eroded cross-beds in the Navajo Sandstone capture spherical hematite (iron oxide) concretions that have weathered out of [...]
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Titanosauriformi tunisini su National Geographic Italia
Vi segnalo un articolo sul sito di National Geographic Italia dedicato al recente studio sui titanosauriformi tunisini di cui ho parlato nel precedente post.China's Economic Model Has Hit A Wall: Are They Serious About Reform Now?
The message from Beijing could not be clearer: China needs to shift to a more balanced economy that is socially and environmentally sustainable. That was the conclusion of a key Communist Party meeting a [...]Minor earthquake swarm on Reykjanes Ridge
Iceland Volcano and Earthquake blog [23:58:47]
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Today (04-November-2013) at 04:03 UTC an minor earthquake swarm took place on the Reykjanes ridge. The largest earthquake in this swarm had the magnitude of 3,2 and the depth of 12,2 km. Earthquakes are no [...]
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This is How the Terrestrial World's Biosphere Will End
Swansong Biospheres II: The final signs of life on terrestrial planets near the end of their habitable lifetimes Authors: O'Malley-James et al Abstract: The biosignatures of life on Earth do not remain [...]ESP Alum Pursues Career in Environmental Law
: MPA in Environmental Science and Policy (MPA-ESP) alum Haydée Rodríguez (’12) has always wanted to work in environmental law. Having started the program with a law degree and prior work experience as a [...]India Headed to Mars
If all goes according to plans, India will launch a spacecraft to Mars on Tuesday, November 5th. So far there have been 40 attempts to reach Mars by the United States, the Soviet Union, the European Space [...]Chicago earthquake - M3.2
Daily Geology Photos – November 4
A summary of photos posted on flickr today, tagged with “geology.” Displayed below are 36 geology-related photos were added to flickr today. Similar Posts on Geology News: Daily Geology Photos [...]Oklahoma earthquakes continue
Utah geology calendar hits shelves, displaying state’s unique features
deseretnews.com Have a hankering to see a hoodoo? Do you find argillite alluring? Savor scallops, and not the seafood kind? Those vastly unique geologic features showcased in landscapes across Utah are [...]The Real Cost of Doing Business - Fracking Industry May Feel a Big Hit from OSHA's Proposed Silica Exposure Rule
In early September, OSHA issued a proposed rule that will limit permissible exposure to 50 micrograms of respirable crystalline silica per cubic meter of air. (See September 9, 2013 post.) This is [...]Monday macrobug: backstroking grub
The Monday macrobug is a juvenile beetle with an odd means ofThe explosive history of Hekla volcano a
GeoLog-The official blog of the European Geosciences Union [14:03:17]
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The explosive history of Hekla volcano and an insight into Iceland’s activity in this week’s Imaggeo on Mondays: http://bit.ly/18CAIcb. Image: Wolfgang Schwanghart http://ow.ly/i/3zEP7
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Glaciation of the Polar Regions
November 7th - Glaciation of the Polar regions, James Cresswell, Geoworld TravelJames Cresswell has spent the last six years working as an expedition guide in the Polar Regions. This visual presentation, full [...]Tumbi Quarry Landslide in Papua New Guinea
Dave Petley has a summary post about the Tumbi Quarry landslide that occurred in Papua New Guinea in January, 2012, killing at least 25It's a great big beautiful Golden Book of Dinosaurs
Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs [22:31:00]
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Jurassic
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La coreografía jurásica de la Ohio State University Marching Band
Is It Mom or Dad's Fault, ahem, DNA?
A new technique successfully takes on a longstanding challenge in DNA sequencing – determining whether a particular genetic sequence comes from an individual's mother or father. The method, described in a [...]Cows, Carbon and the Anthropocene: Commentary on Savory TED Video
Guest post by Jason West and David Briske Allan Savory delivered a highly publicized talk at a “Technology, Entertainment, Design (TED)” conference in February of this year (2013) entitled “How to fight [...]China Opposes Release of Rare Earth Elements WTO Report
China said Friday it opposes the release of a WTO report about its export curbs on rare earths — exotic minerals used in mobile phones and other high-tech products — following news accounts that the [...]Geology for Global Development National Conference 2013
Vegatation of Maastrichtian Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation Reconstructed
The Dragon’s Tales [20:00:00]
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Cretaceous
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Boletín Digital Geosfera Noviembre 2013
Imaggeo on Mondays: Hekla’s history
GeoLog-The official blog of the European Geosciences Union [13:00:01]
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Iceland is well known for its extensive volcanism. Situated amid the northernmost part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, the spreading centre is a hub of volcanic activity, from Krafla in the north to the young [...]
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Jornadas paleontológicas en Galve
Kedarnath Debris Flow Disaster
Dave Petley has posted a set of photos of a debris flow that overran the town of Kedarnath, India taken by VaibhavA Year in Review
As of October 1st I have been a part of the now 1 year old EGU blog network for a year. I was honoured to be one of the original three network bloggers and looking back this had been a great year of geology [...]Exoplanet Mass/Size/Location Distribution Starting to Become Clear
FAST RISE OF "NEPTUNE-SIZE" PLANETS (4-8 R ⊕) FROM P ~ 10 TO ~250 DAYS—STATISTICS OF KEPLER PLANET CANDIDATES UP TO ~0.75 AU Authors: Subo Dong and Zhaohuan Zhu Abstract: We infer the period [...]Monday Geology Picture: Rock of Raouché, Beirut, Lebanon
This week’s Monday Geology Picture features the Rock of Raouché (aka Pigeon’s Rock) in the Raouché area of Beirut, Lebanon. The rock features some lovely sedimentary bedding and, when viewed from [...]Resources for Kent State students
Students in the College Teaching of Applied Geology class did an amazing job of compiling a list of on- and off-campus resources that may be of use for undergraduate and graduate students in the department. [...]Exposición y conferencias en la Semana de la Ciencia en la UAM
Dinosaurios (el cuaderno de Godzillín) [08:00:00]
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An Essay on Creating Life on a Gas Giant for the Cosmos Series
Combine This With Boston Dynamic's Atlas and...
Never need to worry about a Zombie Apocalypse again. I'd swap a kinect for hydra, but that's justExkursion: Im Reich des Drachen
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Prächtige und stolze Burgen thronten einst auf den Gipfeln der
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Ilustrações de dinossauro Kaatedocus vencem prestigiado prémio
Lusodinos- Dinossauros de Portugal [16:08:00]
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Supervisor profile #3: Dr Matt Watson
Dr Matt Watson Senior Lecturer in Natural Hazards PhD (2000) “Remote Sensing of Tropospheric Volcanic Plumes” 1) The Twitter challenge: Describe your PhD in 140 [...]Volcanoes in eastern Oregon are a great geologic road trip.
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