Monthly Archives: March 2011

Wooster Geologist safe in Japan

HORONOBE-CHO, HOKKAIDO, JAPAN–I am relieved to report that my friend and fellow Wooster Geology classmate Kaz Aoki and his family survived last week’s devastating earthquake and tsunami. Kaz, his wife Sachiko, their four daughters and their new son-in-law all are … Continue reading

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Wooster’s Fossil of the Week: A sweet local scallop (Lower Carboniferous of Wooster)

The delicious scallop has a long, long history. Wooster’s variety, known as Aviculopecten subcardiformis, is about 345 million years old. The beauty above was found in the Logan Formation, a conglomeratic sandstone that underlies much of the city, including the … Continue reading

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Experiential Learning in the Desert

As Dr. Wilson so gleefully pointed out today, the last several blog posts have been about fossils. I think it’s about time for a change of subject, don’t you? Spring break officially begins tomorrow, and this is what Wooster looks … Continue reading

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Wooster’s Fossil of the Week: A tiny sclerobiont community (Middle Jurassic of Poland)

This delightful little community is the subject of a current research project that developed from Independent Study fieldwork in 2006. Elyse Zavar (’07) and I traveled to southern Poland to work on Jurassic fossils associated with a carbonate hardground at … Continue reading

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