Monthly Archives: May 2019

Constructive & Destructive Landforms at Mount Rainier National Park

acrawford May 30, 2019 8:55 pm

One common frame used to introduce landforms in introductory Geology courses is the idea of constructive and destructive forces that create and change them. (See, for example some K-12 resources here and here.) Constructive processes like the the deposition of sediment and … Continue reading →

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Lots of Rain v. Many Rainy Days

acrawford May 16, 2019 12:00 pm

The other day while on the phone with my sister, she complained about how bad the weather was. “It’s rained like every day since April 1st” was the statement. That was an exaggeration, so she then modified that statement to … Continue reading →

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New paper on crinoids of the Kalana Lagerstätte (Early Silurian) of central Estonia

Mark Wilson May 14, 2019 7:00 am

Bill Ausich (The Ohio State University), Oive Tinn (University of Tartu) have a paper that has just appeared: Ausich, W.I., Wilson, M.A. and Tinn, O. 2019. Kalana Lagerstätte crinoids: Early Silurian (Llandovery) of central Estonia. Journal of Paleontology doi.org/10.1017/jpa.2019.27 It … Continue reading →

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