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We have several examples of one of the strangest fossils known: Tullimonstrum gregarium Richardson 1966 — otherwise affectionately known as the Tully Monster. The above specimen is from the Francis Creek Shale Member (Carbondale Formation) at Maz… Continue reading →

It is hard to believe that this twisty tube is a snail, but it is. Tenagodus vitis (Conrad, 1835) is the scientific name for this worm-like gastropod from the Claiborne Sand (Eocene) of Alabama. It was originally named by Conrad … Continue readin… Continue reading →

This may look like just another wormtube on a shell — a recurring theme on this blog — but it is special, of course. This is the common Paleozoic genus Cornulites Schlotheim 1820, specifically Cornulites flexuosus (Hall 1847). It was &#8230… Continue reading →

Dr. Kent Kille, of Wooster’s Department of Political Science, sent this information to CDGE, which we wanted to pass further on to our readers.     The United Nations released it’s first-ever report on the human rights of gay, lesbian… Continue reading →

First of all, the Center for Diversity and Global Engagement would like to wish everyone the best of luck on finals this week as students here at Wooster finish up exams and papers! We hope that everyone has a great … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The CoRE (Cooperative Research Experience) will be constructed on the main floor of Andrews Library during the winter break.  Read more about it in the Wooster Daily Record and in the Wooster Voice. Continue reading →

No, we’re not talking about the foreign relations that the United States government conducts with other countries.  We are talking about the publication Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS).  It celebrated its 150th anniversary of publ… Continue reading →

Few fossils are more dramatic than the long-extinct eurypterids. Above is one of Wooster’s best fossils: Eurypterus remipes De Kay 1825 from the Bertie Waterlime (Upper Silurian) of New York. (Thanks to Roy Plotnick for help with the identificati… Continue reading →

This past Saturday Elizabeth Schiltz of the Philosophy Department and I took our First-Year Seminar students on a long drive to the infamous Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky. It was a beautiful day and we had a good time, if … Continue rea… Continue reading →