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Sunday, 30 August 2015
Fossils and Other Living Things [21:31:00]
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(262 visits) category→science_technology Neogene,Paleogene,Cambrian; DE,US,IN,AU
Shell fusiform, ventricose, with revolving costae; . . . . ~ T.A. Conrad, 1843Research on the chemistry of the layers comprising the shell of the Ecphora, an extinct genus of gastropod, has led to some fascinating results. My already strong sense of the beauty of this shell has deepened. At the same time, the Ecphora seems to be in some sort of identity crisis; to me, its taxonomy is a frustrating and confusing mess. Happily, there’s hope that the chemistry of its layers [...]
Last years INTERGEO in Berlin was an interesting experience for a newbie in the world of geodesy like I am. This year I will also attend the INTERGEO in Stuttgart. It will take place from the 15th to the 17th of September. This year’s main points: The spotlight will be on Geospatial 4.0, the digital economy, transformation through digitization, big data, the Internet of Things, digital infrastructures and smart cities. INTERGEO is all about “space”: gathering, storing, [...]
Views of the Mahantango [20:06:00]
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(215 visits) category→science_technology Cretaceous,Jurassic; FR,US,IT,IE
I really like the look of this next Brachiopod. It's a Sellithyris sella from the Aptian stage of the Cretaceous (found at the Clape Massif near Narbonne, France) that has part of the shell replaced by the [...]
In the wake of the EPA mine water spill in Colorado a variety of groups are calling for rewriting the nation's mining laws and regulations. Kevin Dahl, Arizona program manager for the National Parks [...]
Environment and Geology [14:57:00]
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(724 visits) category→religion AR,AU,IN,ID
Geology played major role in carving caves by ancient civilization. ByDr. Nitish PriyadarshiCaves of Barabar hills near Gaya. A visit to Barabar caves near Gaya in Bihar, which is an isolated location away [...]
JOIDES Resolution blogs [12:34:17]
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(129 visits) category→science_technology
The JR has pulled into site U1462, and while we wait for the first cores to come up, the scientists get a tour of the parts of the ships we normally [...]
A landslide a couple of weeks ago at Sitka in Alaska killed 3 men. Google Earth imagery of the site suggests that it may have an active geomorpic
Sounds like the basis for a great scifi thriller…”scientists scour Arctic, hunting for traces of nuclear fallout and ejections from cosmic ray impacts”. In reality this thriller theme is the actual core [...]
ORRVILLE, OHIO — The First-Year Seminar course I teach at Wooster is called “Nonsense! (And Why it’s So Popular)“. It is ostensibly about exploring irrational ideas in human society, [...]
Louisville Area Fossils [00:14:00]
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(676 visits) category→recreation Carboniferous; US
These pictures are what appear to be dorsal calyx cups from an Agassizocrinus fossil crinoid. The fossils were found in Glen Dean Member of Grayson County, Kentucky, USA. They date to Mississippian Period.
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En 1997, el puertorriqueño David Aponte Pagán y un grupo de compañeros de la Universidad del Turabo llevaron a cabo esta parodia de "The Lost World - Jurassic Park" como trabajo final de la asignatura de [...]
Learn About Google Earth – A Free Download from GoogleGeology.com What’s Driving the Global Glut of Oil ?PBS Newshour Mercury-Laden Fog Over Coastal CaliforniaNational Science Foundation About 80% of [...]
La Yaya era delgada, no muy alta. Guapa, con todas esas arrugas en su rostro alargado, muchas de ellas labradas, no a fuerza de años, sino de sonreir.
Menudita, y móvil. A mis amigos les sorprendía que [...]
Barely two week after we put a sign on the gate, we have sold Sea Neuk. At least, the sale is agreed in principle and it's in the hands of the lawyers. The Scottish system (which I've never been involved in [...]
The western slope of the Cascades Range is green. Very green. There are trees, shrubs, mosses, grasses, just about every kind photosynthesizing plant there is. This is due of course to the mountains [...]
Chinleana [02:41:00]
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(721 visits) category→science_technology Triassic,Permian; GB,ZA,PH
Wow, well this should definitely generate some discussion and a bit of research....
Gastaldo, R. A., Kamo, S. L., Neveling, J., Geissman, J. W., Bamford, M., and C. V. Looy. 2015 Is the vertebrate-defined [...]
Central Arizona Geology Club [00:28:00]
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(791 visits) category→recreation US
Arizona Geology has more Info on the Gold King Blowout in their blog:EPA report on Gold KingHarry
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