Daily Archives: July 15, 2012

The coiled-and-ribbed fossil mystery deepens on Hiiumaa

KÄINA, ESTONIA–It has been a rainy day on the Estonian island of Hiiumaa. The Wooster geologists stayed inside most of the day to work on their Geological Society of America abstracts. Bill Ausich and his Ohio State University team, though, … Continue reading

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Wooster’s Fossils of the Week: ribbed brachiopods (Middle Jurassic of Israel)

These delightful brachiopods are from the Matmor Formation (Jurassic, Callovian) of the Negev in southern Israel. They are part of a long-term Wooster project describing and interpreting a diverse paleocommunity. The latest trip to study these fossils was this past … Continue reading

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