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Last day of fieldwork on Filey Brigg in Yorkshire

Mark Wilson June 14, 2015 6:14 am

SCARBOROUGH, ENGLAND (June 14, 2015) — It was a drizzly, breezy, cold day on the outcrops, but Team Yorkshire finished measuring and collecting for Meredith Mann’s project on the Passage Beds Member of the Coralline Oolite Formation (Upper Jurassic, Oxfordian) … Continue reading →

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Rain delay in Yorkshire. Time for sample management.

Mark Wilson June 13, 2015 6:13 am

SCARBOROUGH, ENGLAND (June 13, 2015) — Our good fortune with the weather finally ended with a steady downpour this morning. Since it was during an advantageous tide, and I didn’t want us slipping around on wet intertidal boulders at Filey … Continue reading →

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Battle of Flamborough Head (September 23, 1779)

Mark Wilson June 13, 2015 6:13 am

Most of our work as Team Yorkshire this month has been in Filey Bay on the northeastern coast of England. When we look south, as above, we see the northern extent of the famous Cretaceous chalk cliffs that extend far … Continue reading →

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John Muir, Alaska, and A Tree Mountain Chronology

gwiles June 12, 2015 4:02 pm

Guest Blogger: Audrey Steiner-Malumphy In 2011, Dr. Wiles and his advisees Lauren Vargo and Jennifer Horton cored dozens of trees from Tree Mountain in Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. Muir Glacier is located northwest of this mountain, named … Continue reading →

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Russian Birch Climate Reconstruction- Part 2

gwiles June 12, 2015 3:59 pm

Guest blogger- Clara Deck This summer, I am working with Dan Misinay to continue a dendrochronology project focused on Kamchatka, Russia. We have been working with birch tree cores (Bertula ermanii) collected from the region by Dr. Wiles and I.S. … Continue reading →

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Goodygoody Girdwood Chronology Construction

gwiles June 12, 2015 11:08 am

 Guest bloggers: Kaitlin Starr and Maddie Happ     During the summer of 2014, the Columbia Bay team (Dr.Wiles, Nick Wiesenberg, Kaitlin Starr and Jesse Wiles) cored numerous trees near the town of Girdwood, Alaska. The collection is primarily made … Continue reading →

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Taking a break to see York

Mark Wilson June 12, 2015 6:12 am

SCARBOROUGH, ENGLAND (June 12, 2015) — Team Yorkshire went on a holiday today with a visit to York, only a short train ride inland from Scarborough. We needed a break, and in any case the tides were not in our … Continue reading →

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Museum work and a castle visit in Scarborough

Mark Wilson June 11, 2015 6:11 am

SCARBOROUGH, ENGLAND (June 11, 2015) — It is always useful when doing paleontological fieldwork to visit the local museum to see what specimens they’ve curated over the years. Today Team Yorkshire explored the collections at the Scarborough Museums Trust Woodend … Continue reading →

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Another gorgeous day on the Yorkshire coast

Mark Wilson June 10, 2015 6:10 am

SCARBOROUGH, ENGLAND (June 10, 2015) — We certainly can’t complain about the weather for our fieldwork in Yorkshire this year. Today was spectacular with blue skies and cool sea breezes. It made the long beach hikes very pleasant. This was … Continue reading →

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Russian Birch Climate Reconstruction

gwiles June 9, 2015 9:10 am

Guest blogger – Dan Misinay During the summer of 2014 Dr. Wiles and I.S. student Sarah Fredrick traveled to Kamchatka, Russia. While there, they cored hundreds of birch (Bertula ermanii) and larch (Larix gmelinii) trees to bring back to the … Continue reading →

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