Daily Archives: June 8, 2013

Return to the Pliocene at Altavilla Milicia, Sicily

Our last stop of the day on the IBA field trip was to a classic fossil locality on the north coast of Sicily about an hour east of Palermo. These are fine sandstones and marls preserving a diverse array of … Continue reading

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A Phoenician island city and its lagoon

MILAZZO, SICILY, ITALY–The pre-conference field trip of the International Bryozoology Association has now almost completely circled Sicily. We are in the far northeastern corner of the island on a rocky cape jutting into the sea towards mainland Italy. The drive … Continue reading

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George Davis (’64), meet Tricia Hall (’14)

EPHRAIM, UTAH — Generations of Wooster geologists were united today over a common interest:  deformation bands of Utah!! George Davis (Regents Professor Emeritus and Provost Emeritus, University of Arizona) researched the deformation bands of the Colorado Plateau region of Utah and … Continue reading

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