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Tuesday, 28 October 2014

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I want one of these! 

Through the Sandglass [15:33:22]  recommend  recommend this post  (766 visits) info
category→gaming
Via Geoff Manaugh at BLDBLOG and the US Military, a spectacular digital/analog sandbox! Yes, it's developed for war games and military planning and operations, but wow, does it look like fun. The digital dimensions are powered by Microsoft's X-box

A Visit to the Miocene Sea at Maryland’s Spectacular Calvert Cliffs: A Geologic and Paleontologic Overview 

Written In Stone...seen through my lens [10:26:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (390 visits) info
category→recreation
 Neogene,Quaternary,Paleogene,Cretaceous,Triassic,Carboniferous,Devonian,Cambrian; GB,IE,CI,CA,US,KM,GL,IN,MX,VE,,DE,NL,VN
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In “101 American Geo-Sites You’ve Gotta See,” author Albert B. Dickas listed Maryland's Calvert Cliffs as number 32. With curiosity piqued and the Cliffs renowned for their diverse and well-preserved fossiliferous assemblages - having attracted tourists and scientists as early as 1770 - I decided to visit the site in July. Only a 90 minute drive southeast of Washington, the Calvert Cliffs is a spectacular and scenic, almost [...]

Hippurites Bivalve Fossil 

Louisville Area Fossils [02:30:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (165 visits) info
category→recreation
 Cretaceous; IT,US
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This image shows a Hippurites (Lamarck, 1801) marine bivalve mollusk fossil at the Museo di Paleontologia at Sapienza University of Rome Italy. Creatures like this existed in Late Cretaceous oceans. [...]

Dalejina hybrida brachiopod from the Wenlock Fm. 

Views of the Mahantango [08:01:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (150 visits) info
category→science_technology
 Silurian; GB,US
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Dalejina is a Silurian aged brachiopod that, to me, resembles the genus Rhipidomella that is more commonly found in the Devonian. The specimen below is Dalejina hybrida from the Wenlock formation (Wenlock [...]

Isótopos e a geologia do Namibe, Angola 

Lusodinos- Dinossauros de Portugal [00:30:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (130 visits) info
category→recreation
 Cretaceous; ES,AO,US,IN
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A geologia e a paleontologia de Angola têm novas datações e novos dados que ajudam a explicar o contexto da riqueza de fósseis do Namibe. Chris Strganac (SMU) que está terminar a sua tese de doutoramento [...]

10 Large Theropods You Probably Never Heard Of 

Dinosaur Home - Blogs [14:11:49]  recommend  recommend this post  (125 visits) info
category→arts_entertainment
Which theropod is this? Hello! In this list, I am going to list 10 large Theropods a lot of you probably have never heard of. So, let’s get started.10-OxalaiaOxalaia was a Spinosaur and was probably [...]

Publishers, where is the added value? 

Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week [09:53:32]  recommend  recommend this post  (117 visits) info
category→arts_entertainment
It’s nearly two years since Alexander Brown wrote Open access: why academic publishers still add value for the Guardian, in which he listed ways that he feels publishers make a contribution. I wrote a [...]

The new UKMO computer 

James’ Empty Blog [10:36:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (112 visits) info
I was thinking that this seems reasonable enough: Met Office says new supercomputer will provide more reliable weather warningbut then Mat Collins tweeted that it will "will also be used for making more [...]

Jamie Oliver's Dinersaurs 

Koprolitos [08:51:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (107 visits) info
category→business
 ES,US,GB
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El célebre chef británico Jamie Oliver encargó al artista Jay Jay Burridge la decoración de uno de sus últimos restaurantes. Situado en Shaftesbury Avenue, cerca de Piccadilly Circus, en Londres [...]

Por invitación: Catalina Pimiento nos habla de cuando se extinguió el Megalodón 

Caribbean Paleobiology [15:48:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (100 visits) info
category→science_technology
 Neogene; GB,MX,FR,ES,PH,US,PA,BR,AU,IN
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La entrada de hoy es una especial. Primero tenemos el honor de tener aquí a mi colega Catalina Pimiento que nos hablará de su más reciente publicación sobre tiburones fósiles. Segundo, es la primera vez [...]

Higashi for the Anthropocene 

Friends of the Pleistocene [02:22:48]  recommend  recommend this post  (97 visits) info
category→arts_entertainment
 JP
Higashi for the Anthropocene and seasonal higashi, in collaboration with Kagizen Yoshifusa (Kyoto) and Wagashi Asobi (Tokyo), smudge studio 2014 The project had humble beginnings. Our primary intention was to [...]

¡Aerodactylus, te elijo a ti! 

Dinosaurios (el cuaderno de Godzillín) [08:41:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (93 visits) info
category→arts_entertainment
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Los paleofrikis estamos de enhorabuena: resulta que hace unos días salió publicado un nuevo género que se une a la larga lista ya comentada en episodios anteriores de taxones descritos por paleontólogos [...]

POTD October 28, 2014: Incised petroglyphs, Canaan Gap, Washington County, Utah 

Utah Geological Survey - blog [23:13:58]  recommend  recommend this post  (92 visits) info
category→recreation
 US
Incised petroglyphs, Canaan Gap, Washington County, Utah Photographer: Tyler Knudsen; ©

October 28, 2014 

Geology.com News [07:10:11]  recommend  recommend this post  (89 visits) info
category→recreation
 US,GB,LS
“Mined in Canada” DiamondsGemological Institute of America Diamond Mines in CanadaGeology.com Lesotho: Diamonds Average $2K/ct vs $106 World AverageGemological Institute of America 500 Years Ago: A Monster [...]

28 October: Seoul, Korea – 2014 GSA Distinguished International Lecture Tour 

Speaking of Geoscience [16:59:50]  recommend  recommend this post  (82 visits) info
category→recreation
 KR,US,AE
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Seoul, Korea was the last city and the last leg of my GSA Distinguished International Lecture Tour.  We started in Songdo International City, a new development along the shoreline at Incheon. There I spoke to [...]

Primeras huellas de cocodrilos nadadores en el Cretácico Superior de Europa 

WeBlog Aragosaurus [20:17:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (80 visits) info
category→science_technology
 Cretaceous; ES,NO,IT,PT,,MX
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En el suroeste de Europa existe un abundante registro fósil de vertebrados que incluye dinosaurios, quelonios, pterosaurios y también cocodrilos, además de pequeños mamíferos, reptiles y anfibios. Todo [...]

The Making of the Mammalian Nose 

Laelaps [21:34:15]  recommend  recommend this post  (78 visits) info
category→science_technology
As far as anatomical ventilation systems go, our noses are pretty impressive. Scrolled sheets of bone called turbinates

Colder Weather Increases Radon Danger 

Utah Geological Survey - blog [17:29:18]  recommend  recommend this post  (67 visits) info
category→recreation
From hot cocoa to cold-bugs, many things seem to join us as we move indoors in the winter season. Radon gas is among this indoor migration, and it increases as temperatures drop outdoors. Check out this good [...]

Hemiaster sp. 

kreidefossilien.de - Bilder [19:47:02]  recommend  recommend this post  (60 visits) info
category→business
 BO
, Fritsch (1893) erwähnt von diesem Fundort Hemiaster regulusanus d'Orbigny, 1854 - Coniac, unteres Coniac (Březno Formation (březenské souvrství)) - Ort: Březno (Priesen), zu Postoloprty bei

Lake Shoreline Habitats Critical To Monarch Butterfly Winter Migration 

Lake Scientist [16:10:40]  recommend  recommend this post  (49 visits) info
category→recreation
 US
Next to fish and recreation on the water, birds get a lot of attention around lakes. From songbirds like the cuckoo to birds of prey like hawks, whole societies are[...] The post Lake Shoreline Habitats [...]

Hemiaster sp. 

kreidefossilien.de - Bilder [19:47:02]  recommend  recommend this post  (33 visits) info
, Fritsch (1893) erwähnt von diesem Fundort Hemiaster regulusanus d'Orbigny, 1854 - Coniac, unteres Coniac (Březno Formation (březenské souvrství)) - Ort: Březno (Priesen), zu Postoloprty bei

Geosonnet 16 

Lounge of the Lab Lemming [14:41:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (156 visits) info
category→recreation
 Triassic
The strontium which weathers from the land Is held by teeth and shells beneath the waves Their creatures live, then die, interred in sand with isotopes in stratigraphic graves. The greatest dying Earth has [...]

Five Invertebrates that would be Terrifying if they were Bigger! 

Echinoblog [14:31:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (130 visits) info
category→culture_politics
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The secret of the big terrifying jaws is #1 below!  HALLOWEEN! Every year, I like to use the season's festive theme to try and highlight some cool invertebrate diversity! Last year I did an overview of [...]

Eousdryosaurus, um novo dinossauro da Lourinhã 

Lusodinos- Dinossauros de Portugal [00:10:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (126 visits) info
category→recreation
 Jurassic; PT
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Portugal tem um novo dinossauro, Eousdryosaurus nanohallucis, descoberto em Porto das Barcas, Lourinhã:Porto das Barcas, LourinhãAbstract:A new dryosaurid ornithopod, Eousdryosaurus nanohallucis, [...]

Toothed Birds 

The Bite Stuff [05:41:02]  recommend  recommend this post  (122 visits) info
category→recreation
It soars over the tossing waves on enormous, outspread wings. With nary a flap, the bird is soaring dynamically high above the ocean, its eyes scanning the sky around it and sea below. It may seem unremarkable [...]

Deinocheirus Revolution: Episodio 5: Deinocheirus vs Spinosaurus 

Theropoda [12:29:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (112 visits) info
category→science_technology
 US,FI
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Gli eroi del 2014, alla stessa scala Il 2014 della Theropodologia sarà ricordato probabilmente per la pubblicazione di nuovi resti su due dei più enigmatici e iconici mega-theropodi del XX secolo: [...]

Drought, groundwater use, and subsidence in California 

Watershed Hydrogeology Blog [02:26:53]  recommend  recommend this post  (108 visits) info
category→science_technology
 US
As California’s drought continues and intensifies, groundwater is ever more heavily exploited. Groundwater withdrawals are happening much faster than natural recharge will ever occur, and the [...]

Lava Flow Approaching Residential Areas in Hawaii 

Geology.com News [16:10:58]  recommend  recommend this post  (104 visits) info
category→recreation
 US
In Hawaii, a lava flow from Kilauea was nearing residential areas in the northwest portion of Pāhoa on October 27th. The flow front was heading towards a low spot on the Pāhoa Village Road, between Apaʻa [...]

Sound Science Battles Hysteria- Sagan Got It Right 

Dan\'s Wild Wild Science Journal [02:27:10]  recommend  recommend this post  (99 visits) info
category→health
 US,
Some politicians (Mainly the governors of NY and NJ) are taking it on the chin this Monday night for locking up a nurse returning from West Africa who was helping patients with Ebola. The treatment of Kaci [...]

How to use OpenStreetMap, guides for beginners and advanced users on LearnOSM.org 

Digital Geography [19:23:41]  recommend  recommend this post  (96 visits) info
OpenStreetmap is the fastest growing community mapping project of all times. Beside the “normal” map result, what you can use for your daily navigation through cities and countries like Google [...]

The Five Ages of Collection Management 

Prerogative of Harlots [02:54:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (93 visits) info
category→business
 US
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When I rebooted this blog back in July I promised that now I was no longer SPNHC president, I would be able to tell it like it is. I’ve spent quite a few years thinking about the profession of collections [...]

Glacial striations 

Mountain Beltway [12:53:30]  recommend  recommend this post  (91 visits) info
category→recreation
 Ordovician; CA
Today, I thought I would share some images of lovely “textbook” glacial striations from rocks I saw in the Canadian Rockies this

What happens to toxins in compost and soil? 

SOILS MATTER, GET THE SCOOP! [14:00:56]  recommend  recommend this post  (87 visits) info
category→business
Question: What happens to toxins in soil? More specifically, when I compost my banana peel, I know there is a small amount of Thiabendazole, Imazalil, Azoxystrobin, Myclobutanil, and probably a

Howdy, Y’all! Meet some cool critters in the new Farish Hall of Texas Wildlife 

BEYONDbones [02:00:15]  recommend  recommend this post  (82 visits) info
category→recreation
 US
Looking for a fun way to explore the new Farish Hall of Texas Wildlife?! Check out our Farish Hall of Texas Wildlife Scavenger Hunt! Whether you’re bringing students on a field trip or you’re just [...]

Bárðarbunga volcano update for 27-October-2014 

Iceland Volcano and Earthquake blog [01:36:20]  recommend  recommend this post  (79 visits) info
category→science_technology
During the weekend activity in Bárðarbunga volcano was in the same manner as it has been for the past two months. Largest earthquakes during the weekend had the magnitude of 5,2 and 5,3. Pollution was a big [...]

Novare Earth Science — an upcoming middle school textbook by The GeoChristian 

The GeoChristian [15:32:41]  recommend  recommend this post  (70 visits) info
category→religion
Like their secular school counterparts, many Christian schools offer a full year of Earth Science at the middle school level. These Christian schools, as well as home school parents who wish to offer a year of [...]

Doch kein Doppelschlag! 

Mente et Malleo [22:42:13]  recommend  recommend this post  (65 visits) info
category→business
 IT,AU,YE,US,CA
Manchmal stellt man im Brustton der Überzeugung Behauptungen auf, die bei näherer Betrachtung so dann doch nicht haltbar sind. Denn oft stellen neue Erkenntnisse die alten in Frage. So zu Beispiel meine [...]

Bodenkundliche Baubegleitung BBB 

Netzwerk für geowissenschaftliche Öffentlichkeitsarbeit [09:45:50]  recommend  recommend this post  (49 visits) info
category→business
Ein Leitfaden für die Praxis: Herausgeber: Bundesverband Boden e. V.

Hemiaster sp. 

kreidefossilien.de - Bilder [19:47:02]  recommend  recommend this post  (40 visits) info
, Fritsch (1893) erwähnt von diesem Fundort Hemiaster regulusanus d'Orbigny, 1854 - Coniac, unteres Coniac (Březno Formation (březenské souvrství)) - Ort: Březno (Priesen), zu Postoloprty bei
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