Monthly Archives: March 2013

Wooster Geologists in ancient lakes

Mark Wilson March 11, 2013 11:51 pm

ZZYZX, CALIFORNIA–Today Team Mojave studied the remains of ancient lake systems in the dry, dry desert. Early in the morning we drove west from Zzyzx to the Harvard Road exit off Interstate 15 and took a series of sandy roads … Continue reading →

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Death Valley Days

Mark Wilson March 10, 2013 11:30 pm

DEATH VALLEY, CALIFORNIA–All geologists love Death Valley. No other place on Earth has such extraordinarily diverse geology combined with a modern infrastructure and a century of scientific study. The Wooster Geologists had a spectacular time in and around the valley … Continue reading →

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Wooster’s Fossil of the Week: A brittle star from the Upper Jurassic of Germany

Mark Wilson March 10, 2013 1:38 am

Wooster geologists have again greatly benefited from the donation of a collection by an alumnus. George Chambers (’79), a successful professional photographer, sent us several boxes of minerals, rocks and fossils he had acquired in his lifelong passion for geology. … Continue reading →

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Wooster Geologists return to the Mojave Desert

Mark Wilson March 9, 2013 9:31 pm

ZZYZX, CALIFORNIA–It is officially now a Wooster Geology tradition: every other year we take a Spring Break field trip with students, faculty and staff. So far all of our trips have been to the Mojave Desert, for reasons that will … Continue reading →

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One of the many diverse results of being a geology major: the adventures of Will Driscoll (’05) in evolutionary ecology

Mark Wilson March 6, 2013 10:38 am

WOOSTER, OHIO–Yesterday Greg Wiles and I attended a Biology Department Seminar given by our former student Will Driscoll (Geology ’05). Will was in all our standard departmental courses and did his Independent Study project with Dr. Wiles in dendrochronology. Yet … Continue reading →

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Wooster’s Fossils of the Week: More bryozoan etchings and an African slug surprise

Mark Wilson March 3, 2013 1:45 am

This is the inside of a modern cockle shell (Dinocardium vanhyningi) found on a beach in Wilmington, North Carolina. Across the surface is a radiating series of pits, each of which was formed under a zooid of an encrusting cheilostome … Continue reading →

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