Daily Archives: August 7, 2011

Keck Mission Accomplished

WOOSTER, OH – After a month of hard work, the Iceland Keck group parted ways on Saturday. We arrived in Wooster immediately after returning from Iceland and put in a solid week of work in the lab, preparing our samples … Continue reading

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Wooster’s Fossils of the Week: barnacle borings (Middle Jurassic of Israel)

Tiny little trace fossils this week in a Jurassic crinoid stem from the Matmor Formation of the Negev Desert. They are borings produced by barnacles, which are sedentary crustaceans more typically found in conical shells of their own making. These … Continue reading

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