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In the summer of 2009 I had a field adventure in Russia. It was an extraordinary time. I learned considerable amounts of Russian geology and paleontology, of course, and was immersed in the Russian geological culture. Along the way I … Continue reading →

Sometimes it is a Fossil of the Week simply because it is new to me. The brachiopods above are abundant in a thin layer of shells within the Lewiston Member of the Rochester Shale (Silurian, Wenlockian) in western New York … Continue reading →

This is my second week in Krakow and my last week in Europe. Right now, to be honest, I’ve very shaken up. Today is a Polish National Holiday. That means that the most proud of all the Nationalists are out. … Continue reading →

Always lead with your most interesting image. The fossil here is the thin orange slab of siltstone underneath my magnificent Komodo Dragon model. Here is the slab itself. On the far right and the far left you can see two … Continue reading →

I wrote this paper as an assignment for my Situated Feminisms course. I felt that it would give insight as to what work I’m doing and what I’m learning in Europe. So, enjoy!   The most prominent aspect of my … Continue reading →

This complex rock was collected decades ago in Adams County, Ohio, by the late Professor Frank L. Koucky of The College of Wooster. He was at the time studying a strange geological feature in that part of the state known … Continue reading →

Congratulations Nicolás (now a researcher in the Cosmogenic Nuclide Group at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory ) – Read more about Nicolás’ work and his award here.

I’ve been in Prague for two weeks now and as expected, it is incredibly different from Utrecht and Berlin. The Czech Republic is considered Eastern Europe since it is in the former Communist bloc, even though Czechs consider themselves part … Continue reading →

While hiking through the Niagara Gorge on a field trip in August, my friend Andrej Ernst of the University of Kiel found the above block of siltstone from the Grimsby Formation (Silurian) with unusual small-scale ripples in a patch. Carl … Continue reading →

Dr. Wilson works with junior Geology major Sarah McGrath in the Paleontology lab. Congratulations Dr. Wilson – well deserved (read the College release here).