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Another Perspective on British Columbia

mpollock July 17, 2014 7:28 pm

Guest blogger: Liz Plascencia 15 days. 22 bears. 4 bald eagles. 47 rock samples. Wow. What a trip. I, a native Los Angeles city dwelling kid, have had the utmost pleasure of accompanying such a dynamic and energetic team of … Continue reading →

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Returned from British Columbia

mpollock July 16, 2014 3:47 pm

Bears = 22 Bald Eagles = 4 Wolves = 2 Stone Mountain Sheep = 4 Marmots = Too many Helicopter Rides = 2 Impromptu Trip to Hyder, AK = 1 Samples Collected = 47 Successful Trip? Most definitely Fieldwork in … Continue reading →

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Brain-melting Heat in the Sanpete Valley

sjudge July 16, 2014 1:09 am

Guest Blogger:  Michael Williams (’16), member of Team Utah 2014   EPHRAIM, UTAH –Team Utah 2014 is now approaching the one-week mark of being in the field. For the past four days we’ve been working on one of Dr. Judge’s … Continue reading →

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Meet Team Utah 2014

sjudge July 15, 2014 1:59 am

EPHRAIM, UTAH — On July 9, four Wooster students traveled to Utah to begin structural and stratigraphic research with me.  They will be out here until July 22, when we will all fly back to Ohio together.  I’d like to … Continue reading →

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After 5 weeks in the field…my first blog!!

sjudge July 15, 2014 1:27 am

EPHRAIM, UTAH — My apologies for not blogging sooner, but things have been very, very busy out here in the Sanpete Valley.  I spent the first 4 weeks doing my usual summer teaching at Ohio State’s Geology Field Camp.  This … Continue reading →

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Wooster’s Fossils of the Week: Silicified chonetid brachiopods from the Permian of West Texas

Mark Wilson July 11, 2014 1:57 am

Above are four valves of the chonetid brachiopod Dyoros planiextensus Cooper and Grant, 1975. They are preserved by silicification and were recovered from a block of the Road Canyon Formation (Roadian Stage of the Guadalupian Series of the Permian System) … Continue reading →

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An unexpected early return from China, but at least I got to see the inside of a Chinese hospital

Mark Wilson July 7, 2014 2:19 pm

WOOSTER, OHIO — I am safely home far too early from my China adventure, and here begins a painful tale. I tell it first to complete the 2014 China Expedition story, and because there may be some lessons for geologists … Continue reading →

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The karst topography around Guiyang, China

Mark Wilson July 5, 2014 8:14 pm

GUIYANG, CHINA — I find this karstic landscape enchanting. Photo taken at the airport.

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An evening dinner in Guiyang, China

Mark Wilson July 4, 2014 9:19 am

GUIYANG, CHINA — After the long flights from Shenyang via Nanjing, Team China (let’s just call it that!) arrived in Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou Province. We had an excellent view of the surrounding karstic mountains. I hope to have … Continue reading →

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Wooster’s Fossil of the Week: A barnacle and sponge symbiosis from the Middle Jurassic of Israel

Mark Wilson July 4, 2014 1:19 am

[Programing note: Wooster’s Fossil of the Week is now being released on Fridays to correspond with the popular Fossil Friday on Twitter and other platforms.] This week’s fossil is again from the Matmor Formation (Middle Jurassic, Callovian) of southern Israel. … Continue reading →

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