A dry channel in basalt on the Columbia Plateau in central Washington (photo by Mrs. Geotripper)
I'm sure most are familiar with the parable of the blind men and the
elephant. Several men investigate an elephant, but each touches a
different part, so one describes it as being like a snake (the trunk), and others as a
wall (the body), a rope (the tail), a fan (the ear), or a
tree (the
Geology in the West Country [12:54:00]
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(670 visits) category→science_technology DE
If an alien civilisation lands, millions of years from now when humans are a distant memory, what will they find? Our cities will be long gone; our sturdiest monuments and greatest buildings will be dust. But if they bring a geologist with them, they may be able to read the story of our existence from the stones they walk on. In Berlin, recently, a group of scientists met to discuss just what that story will tell – and how important a story it is. Humans have existed in [...]
bought the vertebrae for ten bucks but the others are Travis County finds. Included one small bone showing predation, cocoon is [...]
VIRGINIA KENDALL, CUYAHOGA VALLEY NATIONAL PARK (CVNP) — What an absolutely awesome day for geology in the field!! One of my geologic mentors once told me that “every day in the field is a day of [...]
Mountain Beltway [17:43:57]
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(168 visits) category→recreation Cambrian; US,CA
Good afternoon! Here are a few photos, both plain and annotated, showing the relationship between primary sedimentary bedding and tectonic cleavage in the “tectonised Stephen” Formation atop the [...]
Views of the Mahantango [08:01:00]
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(157 visits) category→science_technology Silurian; GB
This is Anastrophia deflexa from the Silurian aged Wenlock formation, near Dudley, England. The shell looks very similar to Plecatrypa in size and shape but does not have the prominent growth lines. It has [...]
We’re fascinated by superlative size. That’s why humungous dinosaurs regularly make headlines, and Carboniferous arthropods – dragonflies and
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Northwest Geology Field Trips [00:43:57]
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Today I received the editor’s revisions to my manuscript, Geology Underfoot in Western Washington. James Lainsbury of Mountain Press Publishing did a fabulous job of condensing my pompous verbiage. I am [...]
Well, it has been a while since either of us has produced a GeologyJenga post, so first of all apologies on this front. We both have the same excuse – finishing our PhD theses! Our mutual deadline was 30 [...]
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Environment and Geology [11:09:00]
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(237 visits) category→recreation CI,IN,US,MM,LK,ID,,NZ
They are Orchid, Zingiber purpureum and Asparagus racemosus.By Dr. Nitish Priyadarshi Geologist. Email: nitish.priyadarshi@gmail.comHill near Bundu on Ranchi-Jamshedpur road. Introduction: Medicinal plants [...]
Hoy, el Diario de Burgos ha publicado una noticia sobre un proyecto en el que está trabajando Asier Pascual Marquínez, arqueólogo miembro del Colectivo Arqueológico-Paleontológico Salense (C.A.S.). Os [...]
In this article we consider the use OpenWebGIS, as one of the free Web GISs for analyzing of buildings drawings, as well as mapping and measurement of small-scale objects that are demanded in archeology, [...]
For the cloud watchers here is a great time lapse of 2014 stormsCloud watchSee it to the end.harry
Dinosaur Home - Blogs [18:46:58]
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The brown dense rectangle south of the dollar pic1 is most of a turtle limb bone. Boring, difficult to see bone texture without magnifying glass. The next two [...]
Louisville Area Fossils [18:13:00]
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(143 visits) category→science_technology Neogene; IT
Here is a picture of a Parvamussium cristatellum (Dautzenberg & Bavay, 1912) bivalve fossil at the Museo di Paleontologia at Sapienza University of Rome Italy. Creatures like this existed in the Miocene [...]
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Wanted to get this one up. This is the bottom of a sauropod pelvis and on back of piece all over the back are holes conical in [...]
Procopius wrote the most startling revelation of official incompetence and veniality. He wrote venerable histories about Belisariaus. But he also wrote about the scandals of Justinian’s court. Here [...]
We're on an exhale right now, so I thought I'd dig something up.
The OK mechanism is one big organism, and it breathes - one day busy, one day light, etc. By this I mean it is composed of discrete [...]
Louisville Area Fossils [02:30:00]
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(111 visits) category→science_technology Ordovician; US
Here is a picture of a Constellaria bryozoan fossil. It is known for its star like patterns on the fossil surface. Recently, it was found in Maysville, Kentucky, USA. The Upper Ordovician Period formations [...]