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Muscle scars in tiny conical fossils: A new paper describing the musculature of Devonian tentaculitids from Armenia and what they mean for the biology and evolution of the group
A new paper on tentaculitid paleobiology and evolution has just appeared in its final form in the journal Historical Biology. The authors are headed by my Estonian friend Olev Vinn and include two new Armenian colleagues Tamara Hambardzumyan and Vahram… Continue reading
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A spotty Middle Ordovician trilobite from Estonia: A new paper describing an ancient parasitic infection
One of the many reasons we need natural history museums is that they can curate large collections of specimens that can be examined for interesting features decades after they were bagged in the field. Recently my Estonian colleagues Olev Vinn … … Continue reading
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A new paper on James Parkinson’s neglected 19th century contributions to crinoid paleontology
About three years I became curious as to who the “Parkinson” was of Parkinson’s Disease. I found the Wikipedia entry for the man, and its first sentence is: “James Parkinson FGS (11 April 1755 – 21 December 1824) was an … … Continue reading
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The boulders of Little Round Top on the Gettysburg battlefield
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.– As a retirement gift in 2024, my thoughtful department and other friends gave Gloria and me a certificate to stay in a beautiful and charming bed & breakfast establishment in Gettysburg. (Shout out to the Brafferton… Continue reading
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Wooster Geologists in northern Virginia on a great summer day
Alexandria, Virginia.– Today Wooster Geologists Greg Wiles and Nick Wiesenberg visited Gloria and me in our new home in northern Virginia. It was great to see treasured old friends from the department. After lunch we visited a tree in our …… Continue reading
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The geomorphology of Mount Eagle, Virginia, and the Civil War
Alexandria, Virginia — This is my second post about my new home in the Mid Atlantic. I retired from The College of Wooster in August of 2024, and just three weeks ago my wife and I moved from Wooster, Ohio, … Continue reading → Continue reading
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Wooster Geologist in northern Virginia
Alexandria, Virginia —Last August I retired from The College of Wooster after 43 years of service. It was difficult to detach from the wonderful Earth Sciences department after planting such deep roots in this extraordinary community of teacher/s… Continue reading
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A new paper on a tiny cryptic trace fossil from the Silurian of Sweden and Estonia
One of my favorite trace fossils (fossils that record ancient behavior) is the ichnogenus Arachnostega. It was first formally described and named by Bertling in 1992, which is surprisingly recent for such a common fossil. This week my Estonian colleagu… Continue reading
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Carbonate hardgrounds at Wooster
On the second floor of Wooster’s Scovel Hall, in a room behind the main teaching laboratory, are six cabinets completely full of labelled rocks and fossils (see below). There is even an additional set of specimens too large for the … Contin… Continue reading
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A Wooster Geologist visits Fort Meigs, Ohio
Today my wife Gloria and I visited the reconstructed Fort Meigs in the northwestern corner of Ohio in Perrysburg, just south of Toledo. It was a beautiful day and we practically had the place to ourselves. It was our first … Continue reading → Continue reading
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