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Memoirs of a Glacier

gwiles June 19, 2012 2:26 pm

Blog Post By Jennifer Horton Lauren Vargo and I conducted our Senior I.S. field work in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, a beautiful park in the small town of Gustavus, Alaska.  GBNPP is a gigantic park that covers a … Continue reading →

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From the Desert to the Rainforest: Heading to Alaska

gwiles June 19, 2012 12:34 pm

(Guest Blogger: Lauren Vargo) From the desert to the rainforest, several other Wooster geologists, Dr. Greg Wiles, Jenn Horton, and myself, traveled to southeast Alaska. The main goal of the trip was to investigate Adams Inlet in Glacier Bay National … Continue reading →

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Wooster’s Fossil of the Week: a long and skinny bryozoan (Upper Cretaceous of Wyoming and South Dakota, USA)

mwilson June 17, 2012 1:35 am

Please say hello to Pierrella larsoni Wilson & Taylor 2012 — a new genus and species of ctenostome bryozoan from the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian) Pierre Shale of Wyoming and South Dakota. I imagine it as a graceful little thing spreading … Continue reading →

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Final Field Day

mpollock June 14, 2012 7:21 pm

FILLMORE, UTAH – [Guest Bloggers Tricia Hall and Will Cary] We arrived at the field site at 9:30am with the sun already beating down on the lava fields, which are the convenient color of black. Dr. Pollock, Whitney, and Kevin … Continue reading →

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A Visit to the Utah Core Research Center

mpollock June 13, 2012 7:20 pm

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – On Tuesday, Team Utah visited the Core Research Center at the Utah Geological Survey. The repository includes cores and cuttings from more than 4000 wells, on-site microscope facilities, and a friendly and knowledgeable staff. We … Continue reading →

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The Joys of Mobbing

mpollock June 11, 2012 10:44 pm

FILLMORE, UTAH – [Guest Bloggers Matt Peppers, Whitney Sims, and Will Cary] With our alarms set for 6:30, we guaranteed that we wouldn’t be up before 7 am. After a hurried lunch packing session, the group headed out to inaugurate … Continue reading →

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A Rocky Start

mpollock June 11, 2012 12:21 am

FILLMORE, UTAH – Today’s return to field work after a fun day in Bryce Canyon was a little rocky at first.

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Wooster’s Fossils of the Week: dinosaur gastroliths (Jurassic of Utah, USA)

mwilson June 10, 2012 1:52 am

These rounded stones are labeled in our collections as gastroliths (literally “stomach stones”) from Starr Springs near Hanksville, Wayne County, Utah. I’m featuring them this week in honor of our Utah Project team working right now in the baking Black … Continue reading →

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Team Utah Visits Bryce Canyon

mpollock June 10, 2012 1:01 am

BRYCE CANYON, UTAH – In recognition of National Get Outdoors Day, Team Utah visited Bryce Canyon National Park. The park is famous for its gorgeous hoodoos. Here are a few pictures from our day.

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STOP, Hammer Time

mpollock June 8, 2012 10:55 pm

FILLMORE, UTAH – [Guest Bloggers Matt Peppers and Will Cary] On the morning of the 8th, all seemed well. Much like days before, we all arose and began to pack our lunches for the day. However, as we piled into … Continue reading →

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