Author Archives: Mark Wilson

About Mark Wilson

Mark Wilson is a Professor of Geology at The College of Wooster. He specializes in invertebrate paleontology, carbonate sedimentology, and stratigraphy. He also is an expert on pseudoscience, especially creationism.

New Paper: Quantifying ecospace utilization and ecosystem engineering during the early Phanerozoic — The role of bioturbation and bioerosion

Mark Wilson August 14, 2020

I am thrilled to announce the publication today of this comprehensive open-access paper in Science Advances: “Quantifying ecospace utilization and ecosystem engineering during the early Phanerozoic — The role of bioturbation and bioerosion“… Continue reading →

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New paper on a symbiotic relationship between tube-dwellers and bryozoans in the Silurian of Estonia

Mark Wilson May 12, 2020

I have thoroughly enjoyed my many expeditions to the wondrous Baltic country of Estonia. My Estonian colleagues are fabulous, and I’ve been privileged to share the adventures with numerous students and Bill Ausich of Ohio State. Now during this g… Continue reading →

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The complex origin of ooids in the Middle Jurassic Carmel Formation of southwestern Utah: Anna Cooke’s Senior Independent Study thesis

Mark Wilson April 3, 2020

Editor’s Note: Independent Study (IS) at The College of Wooster is a three-course series required of every student before graduation. Earth Sciences students typically begin in the second semester of their junior years with project identification, lite… Continue reading →

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Coryphodon and the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum: Emily Randall’s Senior Independent Study thesis

Mark Wilson March 25, 2020

Editor’s Note: Independent Study (IS) at The College of Wooster is a three-course series required of every student before graduation. Earth Sciences students typically begin in the second semester of their junior years with project identification, lite… Continue reading →

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Jurassic bivalves in a shallow epicontinental seaway: Evan Shadbolt’s Independent Study thesis

Mark Wilson March 24, 2020

Editor’s Note: Independent Study (IS) at The College of Wooster is a three-course series required of every student before graduation. Earth Sciences students typically begin in the second semester of their junior years with project identification… Continue reading →

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Wooster’s Team Utah 2020 Fieldwork

Mark Wilson March 13, 2020

This is the index page for Wooster’s Team Utah 2020 expedition (March 9-13, 2020). The team members above are, from the left, Will Santella (’21), Juda Culp (’21), Nick Wiesenberg (geological technician), and Dr. Shelley Judge (struct… Continue reading →

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Wooster’s Team Utah 2020: Final Day in the Field (Alas)

Mark Wilson March 12, 2020

Hurricane, Utah — Last night we made the sad decision to leave for home as soon as possible because of the CORVID-19 pandemic. The College has mandated no more in-person teaching, and we don’t want our flight plans to be … Continue re… Continue reading →

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Wooster’s Team Utah 2020: On a Jurassic Tidal Flat

Mark Wilson March 11, 2020

Hurricane, Utah — Our second day was devoted to measuring, describing and sampling Will’s stromatolite-bearing rocks in the lower half of the Co-op Creek Limestone Member of the Carmel Formation. This locality is only a couple of hundred me… Continue reading →

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Wooster’s Team Utah 2020: Field Geology in a Time of Plague

Mark Wilson March 10, 2020

Hurricane, Utah — This is Team Utah 2020 at Gunlock Reservoir in the far southwestern corner of beautiful Utah. Starting on the left is Juda Culp (’21), Will Santella (’21), Dr. Shelley Judge (our ace structural geologist and tectonic… Continue reading →

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New paper: “Chemical composition of carbonate hardground cements as reconstructive tools for Phanerozoic pore fluids”

Mark Wilson February 21, 2020

My friend Paul Taylor and I are junior authors on a paper that has just appeared in the journal Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems (“G-Cubed”) as an in press accepted manuscript. We’ll be the first to admit that it is a bit … … Continue reading →

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