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Saturday, 15 April 2017

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Aurornis è sinonimo di Anchiornis? 

Theropoda [23:50:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (591 visits) info
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Pei et al. (2017) descrivono nuovi esemplari di Anchiornis dal Giurassico cinese. Gli esemplari sono molto ben conservati ed articolati, e forniscono informazioni utili su elementi dello scheletro che prima non erano noti o descritti adeguatamente, tra cui – caso raro tra questi paraviani cinesi - elementi del neurocranio. Nello studio, Pei et al. (2017) emendano la diagnosi di Anchiornis, e

Basement xenoliths in Catoctin Formation, Compton Pass 

Mountain Beltway [19:29:26]  recommend  recommend this post  (274 visits) info
My son and I hiked Compton Peak in Shenandoah National Park this morning, and saw these two lovely examples of xenoliths. The example above is small, but it shows clearly the difference between the coarse, felsic basement rock (Mesoproterozoic granitoid, comprising the xenolith) and the surrounding fine-grained dark green metabasalt of the Catoctin Formation (Neoproterozoic). Here’s another, bigger example: These two Blue Ridge examples both illustrate the principle of relative

Next week 17th to 23rd April 2017 

Geology in the West Country [18:15:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (196 visits) info
NEXT WEEKS EVENTS 17th to 23rd April 2017 The following is an extract from Bristol Geology Calendar More details can be found in the Calendar and on the web sites of the relevant Society or [...]

Dino Combats: Daspletosaurus Vs Gorgosaurus 

Dinosaur Home - Blogs [17:18:07]  recommend  recommend this post  (196 visits) info
    Recently I decided to make some blogs called Dino Combats. The first will be… Daspletosaurus versus Gorgosaurus,! Daspletosaurus: length 9m/30ft weight 3.8t advantages: larger bite force, bulkier [...]

Shipping sand to beaches? 

SOILS MATTER, GET THE SCOOP! [08:00:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (647 visits) info
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Someone told me the white sand on Florida beaches is not really sand, that it is brought in and dumped there as well as the white sands in New Mexico…..Is […]

Oklahoma - no injection, no earthquakes 

Ontario-geofish [17:31:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (190 visits) info
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One big question is that, if they finally become scared with an 6.5, will the earthquakes stop on a dime?  This Easter weekend shows that there is hope.  No injection on Good Friday, something which I am [...]

Poás: phreatische Eruptionen 

Florian Beckers Vulkan-Blog [09:36:04]  recommend  recommend this post  (183 visits) info
Gestern kam es zu zwei weiteren stärkeren phreatischen Eruptionen am Vulkan Poás in Costa Rica. Asche-Dampf-Wolken stiegen gut 3 km hoch auf. Vulkanasche ging in mehreren Gemeinden westlich des Vulkan [...]
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