Monthly Archives: September 2016

Wooster Geologists prepare for the 2016 annual Geological Society of America meeting

Mark Wilson September 22, 2016 7:30 pm

The Geology Department at The College of Wooster is sending a record number of students to the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America in Denver next week. Seventeen students, eleven of whom are presenting in some way, will … Continue reading →

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Black & Gold Weekend – The Tree Ring Lab

gwiles September 17, 2016 2:22 pm

Thanks to Beau Mastrine and Campus Grounds we continue to celebrate the designation of “Tree Campus USA“. Today is Black and Gold Weekend and the Wooster Tree Ring Lab students explained their research, conversed about trees, and learned from College arborists and … Continue reading →

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Wooster’s Fossils of the Week: New Early Silurian crinoids from Estonia

Mark Wilson September 16, 2016 12:01 am

It has been a good year for new fossil taxa on this blog. I’m pleased to present a fauna of Early Silurian crinoids from the Hilliste Formation (Rhuddanian) exposed on Hiiumaa Island, western Estonia. They are described in a paper … Continue reading →

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2016 Wooster Paleontologists Field Trip

Mark Wilson September 11, 2016 10:28 pm

It was a beautiful day for fieldwork. Every fall I take Wooster’s Invertebrate Paleontology class into the field to collect specimens for study and analysis during the rest of the semester. It’s fun because these students have only completed two … Continue reading →

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Wooster’s Fossils of the Week: Tiny athyridide brachiopods from the Lower Carboniferous of the West Midlands of England

Mark Wilson September 9, 2016 12:01 am

These little brachiopods were also in the recent gift package from Clive Champion, our English brachiopod expert and friend. They tested my photographic skills, being too large for our photomicroscope and at the limit of resolution for my camera with … Continue reading →

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Wooster Geologists begin the 2016-2017 academic year

Mark Wilson September 1, 2016 8:49 am

The Wooster  Geologists have started the school year with our traditional Geology Club group photo on a fine late summer morning. We’re looking forward to an exciting time with healthy course enrollments and enthusiastic Senior Independent Study students. Dr. Meagen … Continue reading →

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