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The first story about this iconic fossil is the trouble I went through to get the photograph above. Our specimen of Marrella splendens is preserved in the common Burgess Shale fashion as a thin dark film on a black piece … Continue reading →

Cheers. Hello everyone. So I am neraly all settled in here at Lancaster. After buying a UK phone, other necessities for the room, and finalized my class schedule, I made a trip to the grocery store today. That was overwhelming, … Continue reading →

Cheers. Upon arrival in Manchester airport, I went through passport control where the woman gave me a huge interogation, as if I’m really threatening looking as a person. After that, it was an easy walk to the bus and about … Continue reading →

One source of environmental stress that many people aren’t aware of comes from the water that runs across the ground during rainstorms.  That water does what water typically does, which is go down: either into the storm drains or absorbed … Continue reading →

We haven’t had a plant fossil in this place for awhile. Lepidodendron Sternberg 1820, pictured above, is one of the most common fossils brought to me in Wooster by amateur collectors. It is abundant in the Upper Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) sandstones, … Continue reading →

Although we have not posted much, we worked with two clients and started three ventures this year. The SE program has now worked with over 25 clients since 2006 when this program officially began. This years projects included repeat clients … Continue reading →

Hello Everyone! In three days I am crossing the pond to spend my spring semester of Junior year at the University of Lancaster in England. I am a math major and soccer player at the College of Wooster, and can’t … Continue reading →

Okay, so I realized the other day that I basically have been on blogging vacation for a good seven months…oops.  On the other hand, I have not really had a whole lot of stuff to blog about.  I worked at … Continue reading →

There’s nothing like New Year’s Day to make us feel like we can start over and do things right: this year I will stop procrastinating, exercise every day, be nicer to others, save money, eat more healthily… Of course, we … Continue reading →

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 Mazon Creek near Chicago, … Continue reading →