Comments on: Wooster geologist at Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Canada

By: Wooster Geologists » Blog Archive » Wooster’s Fossil of the Week: a trilobite burrow (Upper Ordovician of Ohio)

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 03:14:12 +0000

[...] This is one of my favorite trace fossils. Rusophycus pudicum Hall, 1852, is its formal name. It was made by a trilobite digging down into the seafloor sediment back during the Ordovician Period in what is now southern Ohio. It may have been hiding from a passing predator (maybe a eurypterid!), just taking a “rest” (what I learned in college), or maybe looking for worms to eat. (There is another example on this blog from the Cambrian of western Canada.) [...]

By: Mark Wilson

Mark Wilson — Fri, 21 May 2010 20:37:57 +0000

Thanks, Matt! Correction made.

By: Matthew James

Matthew James — Fri, 21 May 2010 20:29:18 +0000

Plain of Six Glaciers, even if not all six are readily apparent…but I think we have counted six in the past…

By: Mark Wilson

Mark Wilson — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:28:38 +0000

Thanks for the correction, which I just made. I’m a better geologist than geographer!

By: Reality

Reality — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:12:52 +0000

Hi There… fabulous photos! Glad you had such great weather and were able to explore up towards the teahouse!

One thing… Lake Louise and Banff National Park are in Alberta! It’s a common mistake to be honest.

By: Mark Wilson

Mark Wilson — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:55:35 +0000

Thank you very much, Callan! And keep up your excellent blog work as well. You’re a veteran at this!

By: Callan Bentley

Callan Bentley — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:00:00 +0000

I’m loving this blog! Great adventures with great geology — keep it up!