Tag Archives: marine invertebrates

A familiar hydrozoan with a beautiful name

Mark Wilson June 6, 2013 6:57 pm

SCIACCA, SICILY, ITALY–Far too late today for more than a short post. For the first time I met in real life an animal I speak about in my Invertebrate Paleontology course: the colonial hydrozoan Velella velella. We found thousands of … Continue reading →

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Wooster Geologist at the New England Aquarium

Mark Wilson October 4, 2012 4:17 pm

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS–I’m in Boston for a day on some College business and had the opportunity to visit the New England Aquarium. Its primary feature, a huge central aquarium with steps surrounding it, is under construction, but there were plenty of … Continue reading →

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