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It is time again to dip into the wonderful world of trace fossils. These are tracks, trails, burrows and other evidence of organism behavior. The specimen above is an example. It is Lockeia James, 1879, from the Dakota Formation (Upper … Continue reading →

Creating effective web content is only possible when editors adhere to the rule of scannability. A scannable website allows users to quickly find information through the use of  headers and lists, which help to organize information. Scannability is also improved … Continue reading →

Cheers. So this past Saturday was a day trip to Liverpool, about an hour from Lancaster. We arrived early in the morning so the first thing to do was eat some breakfast. After eating, we walked to the shore. The … Continue reading →

In a New York Times piece earlier this week, columnist Thomas Edsall interviewed conservative scholars to ask what they thought the left got “right”. (An earlier piece asked liberals what the right got right.)  A common theme was that liberals were … Continue reading →

This specimen was collected from the Boone Limestone (Lower Carboniferous) near Hiwasse, Arkansas. It is a species of Syringopora Goldfuss 1826, sometimes known as the organ-pipe coral (but not the real organ pipe coral!). Syringoporids are tabulate corals, a group … Continue reading →

Cheers. Lancaster University Study Abroad Program as well as the University Travel Association sponsor many day trips on Saturdays and Sundays throughout the term for students. Sunday we went to the historic city of Chester. When we got off the … Continue reading →

Biology professor Rick Lehtinen named two frog species last summer: http://www.wooster.edu/News-and-Events/News-Releases/2011/June/Lehtinen-Frogs Geology professor Mark Wilson has named several (though they are all extinct): http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/2011/04/03/ http://www.cleveland.com/science/index.ssf/2010/02/ancient_clams_discovered_by_co.html Putting aside the question of why we care about new species… What’s the big deal … Continue reading →

Happy New Year from the CDGE! As you prepare for your spring semester, please keep in mind the following programs at the CDGE. Please attend and also feel free to encourage community members to engage. If this list looks daunting, … Continue reading →

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 →