Tag Archives: Utah

Delightful fossils in the Middle Jurassic Carmel Formation on my last field day

Mark Wilson April 19, 2018 4:19 am

St. George, Utah — Today I met Jerry Harris, Professor of Geology at Dixie State University in St. George. He was very friendly, generous and knowledgeable, guiding me to two fantastic Carmel outcrops I would not have approached on my … Continue reading →

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Another day in the shallow Jurassic seas of southwestern Utah

Mark Wilson April 18, 2018 4:18 am

St. George, Utah — Back to the Gunlock region for me to revisit old Carmel Formation research sites to check for access issues and new exposures. This trip has also given me a chance to update my images of the … Continue reading →

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Another geological scouting day in southwestern Utah

Mark Wilson April 17, 2018 4:17 am

Kanab, Utah — My day began with a visit to the St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site at Johnson Farm, where I met Andrew R.C. Milner, the Site Paleontologist and Curator. This museum is built over an extraordinary set of dinosaur … Continue reading →

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A Wooster Geologist returns to the Jurassic of southwestern Utah

Mark Wilson April 16, 2018 4:16 am

St. George, Utah — This week I’m exploring the wonderful Middle Jurassic Carmel Formation exposed in southwestern Utah. It is a rare bit of solo fieldwork I’m doing to prepare for a Wooster Independent Study expedition here with students and … Continue reading →

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Wooster’s Fossil of the Week: A Middle Jurassic trace fossil from southwestern Utah

Mark Wilson November 10, 2017 12:01 am

Time for a trace fossil! This is one of my favorite ichnogenera (the trace fossil equivalent of a biological genus). It is Gyrochorte Heer, 1865, from the Middle Jurassic (Bajocian) Carmel Formation of southwestern Utah (near Gunlock; locality C/W-142). It … Continue reading →

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Wooster’s Fossils of the Week: The tiniest of brachiopods (Middle Jurassic of Utah)

Mark Wilson November 3, 2017 12:01 am

While preparing for this summer’s expedition to the Middle Jurassic of southwestern Utah, I found this specimen in our collection from the 1990s. You may be able to just make out the wedge-shaped outline of a mytilid-like bivalve with several … Continue reading →

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Wooster’s Fossils of the Week: An oyster reef from the Middle Jurassic of southwestern Utah

Mark Wilson September 29, 2017 12:01 am

It was a pleasure to pull this massive specimen out of the cabinets, where it had been sitting for more than 20 years. It is a small reef of the oyster Liostrea strigilecula (White, 1877) from the Carmel Formation (Middle Jurassic) … Continue reading →

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Exploring the Geosciences at Zion National Park

mpollock July 10, 2017 4:43 pm

Zion National Park – Dr. Wiles and I are directing a 5-week undergraduate research project through the Keck Geology Consortium‘s Gateway Program. The Gateway Program has two goals: engage the students in an authentic research experience while exploring the intersections between … Continue reading →

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The conclusion of an excellent field season

mpollock June 28, 2017 11:15 pm

Guest Bloggers: Addison Thompson (’20, Pitzer College), Pa Nhia Moua (’20, Carleton College), and Sam Patzkowsky (’20, Franklin and Marshall) write about our last day of field work 6.26.17  Despite the often inhospitable conditions of the Black Rock Desert, the … Continue reading →

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Team Utah Takes to the Field

mpollock June 26, 2017 9:10 am

Guest Blogger: Addison Thompson (’20, Pitzer College) writes about our first 3 days of field work. 6.23.17 For the Utah group, the first day in the field was daunting yet rewarding as our intrepid group of young geologists made themselves … Continue reading →

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