Tag Archives: England

Wooster’s Fossil of the Week: A very large Upper Jurassic ammonite from southern England

Mark Wilson August 14, 2015 12:35 am

The shard above doesn’t look like much. It comes from a specimen far too large for us to excavate, let alone pack onto a plane for the trip home. Here’s a view of one of the full specimens still in … Continue reading →

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Wooster’s Fossil of the Week: A calcareous sponge from the Lower Cretaceous of England

Mark Wilson July 24, 2015 12:01 am

One of my favorite fossil localities is a gravel pit in Oxfordshire, England. Gravel pits are not usually good for fossil collecting given their coarse nature and high-energy deposition, but the Lower Cretaceous (Aptian) Faringdon Sponge Gravels are special. They … Continue reading →

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Wooster’s Fossil of the Week: A small lobster from the Lower Cretaceous of North Yorkshire, England

Mark Wilson July 10, 2015 12:25 am

Mae Kemsley (’16) found this little beauty during her Independent Study fieldwork last month on the Speeton Cliffs of North Yorkshire. It is Meyeria ornata (Phillips, 1829), a decapod of the lobster variety, from the Speeton Clay. It is relatively … Continue reading →

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Link to posts from Wooster Geologists in the United Kingdom in June 2015

Mark Wilson June 29, 2015 11:52 am

I spent 25 days in England, Scotland and Wales this month, 12 of them with these two happy Senior Independent Study students, Mae Kemsley (’16) and Meredith Mann (’16) — dubbed “Team Yorkshire”. We had to delay our blog posts … Continue reading →

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Last day of fieldwork in England: A working quarry and another great unconformity

Mark Wilson June 26, 2015 6:26 am

BRISTOL, ENGLAND (June 26, 2015) — Tim Palmer has a professional interest in building stones, and a passion for sorting out their characteristics and historical uses. He thus has many contacts in the stone industry, from architects to quarry managers. … Continue reading →

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Wooster Geologist in England (again)

Mark Wilson June 25, 2015 6:25 am

BRISTOL, ENGLAND (June 25, 2015) — Our little geological exploration of southern Britain now passes into England. Tim Palmer and I crossed the River Severn and drove to the Cotswolds to examine old quarry exposures and Medieval stonework. We are … Continue reading →

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On the rails heading north. Way north.

Mark Wilson June 17, 2015 6:17 am

SCARBOROUGH, ENGLAND (June 17) — It is my turn to leave Scarborough. Mae and Meredith went south to London and then on to Paris yesterday. I’m heading north today into Scotland for a Larwood Symposium (run by the International Bryozoology … Continue reading →

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Travel days

Mark Wilson June 16, 2015 6:16 am

SCARBOROUGH, ENGLAND (June 16, 2015) — Team Yorkshire split up this morning. Mae Kemsley (’16) and Meredith Mann (’16) packed up very efficiently and took a train to London via York. There plan is to see some London sights and … Continue reading →

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Team Yorkshire finishes its fieldwork

Mark Wilson June 15, 2015 6:15 am

SCARBOROUGH, ENGLAND (June 15, 2015) — It is difficult to believe that yesterday was so cold and wet. Today was beautiful on the Yorkshire Coast. Mae Kemsley (’16), Meredith Mann (’16) and I traveled to Reighton Sands for one last … Continue reading →

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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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