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Yes, we are finding plenty of fossil shark teeth in the Negev

Mark Wilson June 10, 2010 11:56 am
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A typical field geology day in the Negev

Mark Wilson June 7, 2010 9:40 am

Exploring a portion of the Menuha Formation (Upper Cretaceous) in Wadi Aqrav (“Scorpion Wash” which we may rename “Tick Wash”). Coordinates: N30° 33.712′, E34° 38.844′.

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Wooster Geologists in the Negev

Mark Wilson June 4, 2010 12:23 pm

MITZPE RAMON, ISRAEL — Andrew Retzler, Micah Risacher and I arrived in southern Israel yesterday evening after a 24-hour journey from Wooster.  (My boots still have Mississippi mud on them, by the way.)  Our primary mission on this trip is … Continue reading →

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A new paper on the Middle Jurassic paleoecology of southern Israel

Mark Wilson February 20, 2023 3:35 pm

I am delighted to announce that a new paper has appeared in the journal Lethaia on Middle Jurassic paleoecology in southern Israel. The senior author is Yael Leshno Afriat, and it was part of her PhD dissertation at Hebrew University … Continue reading →

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Wooster Geologists at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America

Mark Wilson September 29, 2019 1:54 pm

Phoenix, Arizona — It was a small group of Wooster Geologists at the annual meeting of the GSA held in Phoenix last week. The very early date (about a month earlier than usual) and the consequently earlier abstract deadline reduced … Continue reading →

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Last day of fieldwork in Israel: More Jurassic enjoyment

Mark Wilson March 20, 2016 12:20 am

MITZPE RAMON, ISRAEL — For my last day of fieldwork during this short Spring Break trip to Israel, I returned to Makhtesh Gadol to collect a bit more data from subunits 65 and 66 of the Matmor Formation (Middle Jurassic, … Continue reading →

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My neighborhood in Mitzpe Ramon, southern Israel

Mark Wilson March 20, 2016 12:20 am

MITZPE RAMON, ISRAEL — Some images from the little town in the Negev where I spend my nights. I like being based here because my students and I are central to all of our diverse geological localities. It is also … Continue reading →

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Paleontological heaven in the northern part of Makhtesh Gadol

Mark Wilson March 17, 2016 12:17 am

MITZPE RAMON, ISRAEL — Today I spent quality time with two Israeli students and some of the most interesting fossils in the world. Yael Leshno and Or Eliasson, students at Hebrew University, joined me for a walking journey through the … Continue reading →

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Exploring the top of the Matmor Formation (Middle Jurassic) in Makhtesh Gadol

Mark Wilson March 16, 2016 12:16 am

MITZPE RAMON, ISRAEL — Today I joined four Israeli colleagues to study in detail the top of the Matmor Formation (Callovian, Middle Jurassic) in Makhtesh Gadol, Negev Highlands, southern Israel. The view above is looking south in the Matmor Hills … Continue reading →

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Return to Makhtesh Gadol … and introducing the Yaels

Mark Wilson March 14, 2016 12:14 am

MITZPE RAMON, ISRAEL–Today I went to one of my favorite geological places: Makhtesh Gadol in the northern Negev highlands of Israel. It was a special day as well because I worked there with two excellent geologists: Yael Edelman-Furstenberg of the … Continue reading →

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