New paper on crinoids of the Kalana Lagerstätte (Early Silurian) of central Estonia

Mark Wilson May 14, 2019
Bill Ausich (The Ohio State University), Oive Tinn (University of Tartu) have a paper that has just appeared: Ausich, W.I., Wilson, M.A. and Tinn, O. 2019. Kalana Lagerstätte crinoids: Early Silurian (Llandovery) of central Estonia. Journal of Paleontology doi.org/10.1017/jpa.2019.27 It … Continue reading →
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Warming at the Third Pole – A New Record of Climate Change from Kashmir, Northwest Himalaya

gwiles April 28, 2019
The Wooster Tree Ring Lab collaborated on a publication describing the recent thermal history of the Lidder Valley, Northwest Himalaya. Dr. Santosh Shah, the lead author, is a multitalented paleoclimatologist at the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences in Locknow, India. He … Continue reading →
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New paper: Borings from the Silurian of Sweden — possibly the oldest deep-boring bivalves

Mark Wilson April 27, 2019
It was a delight to be a junior member of the team that produced this recent paper: Claussen, A.L., Munnecke, A., Wilson, M.A. and Oswald, I. 2019. The oldest deep boring bivalves? Evidence from the Silurian of Gotland (Sweden). Facies … Continue reading →
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Making Intellectual Connections: An education steeped in liberal arts forms excellent preparation for an environmental career

Mark Wilson April 26, 2019
Dr. Wilson suggested I contribute to the blog following my February 2019 presentation on Environmental Challenges Facing the Department of Defense.  So I have worked up the following missive.  If the audience, especially students and recent graduates, find it of … Continue reading →
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Black Hole Radii

John F. Lindner April 10, 2019
I set the alarm for 8:55 AM. Brutal, but I wanted to watch live the National Science Foundation Event Horizon Telescope news conference. I was expecting the first image of a black hole, and the EHT team did not disappoint. … Continue reading →
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Black Hole Radii

John F. Lindner April 10, 2019
I set the alarm for 8:55 AM. Brutal, but I wanted to watch live the National Science Foundation Event Horizon Telescope news conference. I was expecting the first image of a black hole, and the EHT team did not disappoint. … Continue reading →
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Birthplace of the Sandusky River

Mark Wilson April 6, 2019
I’ve long appreciated river confluences where two flows join to make a third, “new” river. The most impressive confluence I’ve visited is where the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda Rivers meet to produce the iconic Ganges at Devprayag, India. (The second image … Continue reading →
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December 22 is the Longest Day

John F. Lindner March 31, 2019
December 22 is the longest day of the year, despite being near the northern hemisphere’s shortest daylight. The sidereal day is the time to rotate 360° with respect to distant stars, about 23 hours and 56 minutes for Earth. The … Continue reading →
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Wooster Geologists in Southwestern Utah (March 2019)

Mark Wilson March 21, 2019
During our 2019 Spring Break, Dr. Shelley Judge, our ace technician Nick Wiesenberg, and I took two students (Anna Cooke ’20 and Evan Shadbolt ’20) to southwestern Utah for Independent Study (IS) research and geologic exploration. We had a great … Continue reading →
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Local culture on our last day in Utah

Mark Wilson March 20, 2019
Hurricane, Utah — On our last day in Utah, we packed up and shipped our samples back to Wooster by FedEx (almost 100 pounds of rock) and then visited the St. George Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of … Continue reading →
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