Fishing Without a Fossil
Fishing Without a Fossil (Part 1)
PLoS Blogs (blog)-Jan 18, 2013
http://blogs.plos.org/paleo/2013/01/18/fishing-without-a-fossil-part-1/
Yours,
Paul H.
Wednesday, 23 January 2013
Scientists Describe a 'New' Type of Volcanic Eruption
Scientists Describe a 'New' Type of Volcanic Eruption
A new type of volcanic eruption, National Oceanography Centre. January 21, 2013,
http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=127567&CultureCode=en
Scientists Describe a 'New' Type of Volcanic Eruption, Science Daily,
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130121083215.htm
Rotella, M. D., C. J. N. Wilson, S. J. Barker, and I. C. Wright.
Highly vesicular pumice generated by buoyant detachment
of magma in subaqueous volcanism. Nature Geoscience.
Published online 20 January 2013, doi:10.1038/ngeo1709http://www.nature.com/ngeo/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/ngeo1709.html
Best wishes,
Paul H.
A new type of volcanic eruption, National Oceanography Centre. January 21, 2013,
http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=127567&CultureCode=en
Scientists Describe a 'New' Type of Volcanic Eruption, Science Daily,
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130121083215.htm
Rotella, M. D., C. J. N. Wilson, S. J. Barker, and I. C. Wright.
Highly vesicular pumice generated by buoyant detachment
of magma in subaqueous volcanism. Nature Geoscience.
Published online 20 January 2013, doi:10.1038/ngeo1709http://www.nature.com/ngeo/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/ngeo1709.html
Best wishes,
Paul H.
Sunday, 20 January 2013
New Geological Map Of Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona
New Geological Map Of Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona
Geology of Petrified Forest National Park
by Jonathan DuHamel, Tuscon Citizen, Jan. 17, 2013
http://tucsoncitizen.com/wryheat/2013/01/17/geology-of-petrified-forest-national-park/
“The Arizona Geological Survey just released a new
geologic map (65Mb) and 18-page report (9Mb) on
Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona.”
Martz, J.W., W. G. Parker, L. Skinner, J. J. Raucci, P.
Umhoefer, and R. C. Blakey, 2013, Geologic Map of
Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona. Arizona
Geological Survey Contributed Map CM-12-A, 1
map sheet, map scale 1:50,000,18 p
PDF file available from Resource ID: CM-12-A at:
http://repository.azgs.az.gov/uri_gin/azgs/dlio/1487
Printed copies can be purchased from the Arizona
Experience Store at http://store.azgs.az.gov/ .
In addition, there is:
VandenDolder, E. M., 1989, Petrified Wood: Legacy
From a Late Triassic Landscape. Arizona Geology.
vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 1-3.
PDF file at http://www.azgs.az.gov/arizona_geology/archived_issues/Spring_1989.pdf
Best wishes,
Paul H.
Geology of Petrified Forest National Park
by Jonathan DuHamel, Tuscon Citizen, Jan. 17, 2013
http://tucsoncitizen.com/wryheat/2013/01/17/geology-of-petrified-forest-national-park/
“The Arizona Geological Survey just released a new
geologic map (65Mb) and 18-page report (9Mb) on
Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona.”
Martz, J.W., W. G. Parker, L. Skinner, J. J. Raucci, P.
Umhoefer, and R. C. Blakey, 2013, Geologic Map of
Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona. Arizona
Geological Survey Contributed Map CM-12-A, 1
map sheet, map scale 1:50,000,18 p
PDF file available from Resource ID: CM-12-A at:
http://repository.azgs.az.gov/uri_gin/azgs/dlio/1487
Printed copies can be purchased from the Arizona
Experience Store at http://store.azgs.az.gov/ .
In addition, there is:
VandenDolder, E. M., 1989, Petrified Wood: Legacy
From a Late Triassic Landscape. Arizona Geology.
vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 1-3.
PDF file at http://www.azgs.az.gov/arizona_geology/archived_issues/Spring_1989.pdf
Best wishes,
Paul H.
Friday, 18 January 2013
Prospector Finds 177 Ounce Gold Nugget (Australia)
Prospector Finds 177 Ounce Gold Nugget (Australia)
Prospector makes $285,000 gold discovery
Northwest Star, January 17, 2013,
http://www.northweststar.com.au/story/1241065/video-prospector-makes-285000-gold-discovery/?cs=2452
Strewth! Lucky Aussie amateur prospector
uncovers huge gold nugget worth £200,000
The Independent, January 17, 2013
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/strewth-lucky-aussie-amateur-prospector-uncovers-huge-gold-nugget-worth-200000-8455724.html
Last Gold Nugget Found in Ballarat Region
500,000 gold nugget found in Ballarat region
by Neelima Choahan, The Courier, January 17, 2013
http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/286445/500000-gold-nugget-found-in-ballarat-region/
Best wishes,
Paul H.
Prospector makes $285,000 gold discovery
Northwest Star, January 17, 2013,
http://www.northweststar.com.au/story/1241065/video-prospector-makes-285000-gold-discovery/?cs=2452
Strewth! Lucky Aussie amateur prospector
uncovers huge gold nugget worth £200,000
The Independent, January 17, 2013
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/strewth-lucky-aussie-amateur-prospector-uncovers-huge-gold-nugget-worth-200000-8455724.html
Last Gold Nugget Found in Ballarat Region
500,000 gold nugget found in Ballarat region
by Neelima Choahan, The Courier, January 17, 2013
http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/286445/500000-gold-nugget-found-in-ballarat-region/
Best wishes,
Paul H.
Wednesday, 16 January 2013
Mars Rover Finds Intriguing New Evidence of Water
Mars Rover Finds Intriguing New Evidence of Water
Curiosity Rover to Drill Mars Rock Once Soaked by
Water by Mike Wall, SPACE.com, January 15, 2013
http://www.space.com/19271-mars-rocks-curiosity-rover-drill.html
Mars Rover Finds Intriguing New Evidence of Water
National Geographic, January 15, 2013
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/130115-curiosity-mars-drill-water-space-science/
Mars Rover Curiosity To Drill Rock Once 'Soaked' In
Water, Huffington Post, January 16, 2013,
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/01/16/mars-rover-curiosity-to-drill-water-rock_n_2485664.html
Bets wishes,
Paul H.
Curiosity Rover to Drill Mars Rock Once Soaked by
Water by Mike Wall, SPACE.com, January 15, 2013
http://www.space.com/19271-mars-rocks-curiosity-rover-drill.html
Mars Rover Finds Intriguing New Evidence of Water
National Geographic, January 15, 2013
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/130115-curiosity-mars-drill-water-space-science/
Mars Rover Curiosity To Drill Rock Once 'Soaked' In
Water, Huffington Post, January 16, 2013,
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/01/16/mars-rover-curiosity-to-drill-water-rock_n_2485664.html
Bets wishes,
Paul H.
"Polonnaruwa Meteorite With Evidence Of Life From Outer Space..."
"Polonnaruwa Meteorite With Evidence Of Life From Outer Space..."
On January 13, 2013, Jodie wrote at
http://www.mail-archive.com/meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com/msg110210.html
>We need to be a little careful of the "Journal of Cosmology".
... Text deleted...
>They've gotten whacked for "publishing" these claims before:
> http://news.discovery.com/space/nasa-refutes-alien-discovery-claim-110307.htm
>
>From Bad Astronomy:
> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/03/07/followup-thoughts-on-the-meteorite-fossils-claim/#.UPNxZ3fSrLc
>
> http://rrresearch.fieldofscience.com/2011/03/is-this-claim-of-bacteria-in-meteorite.html
Bad Astronomy has some comments on this latest piece
of science fantasy.
No, Diatoms Have Not Been Found in a Meteorite
by Phil Plait, January 15, 2013.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/01/15/life_in_a_meteorite_claims_by_n_c_wickramasinghe_of_diatoms_in_a_meteorite.html
Best wishes,
Paul H.
On January 13, 2013, Jodie wrote at
http://www.mail-archive.com/meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com/msg110210.html
>We need to be a little careful of the "Journal of Cosmology".
... Text deleted...
>They've gotten whacked for "publishing" these claims before:
> http://news.discovery.com/space/nasa-refutes-alien-discovery-claim-110307.htm
>
>From Bad Astronomy:
> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/03/07/followup-thoughts-on-the-meteorite-fossils-claim/#.UPNxZ3fSrLc
>
> http://rrresearch.fieldofscience.com/2011/03/is-this-claim-of-bacteria-in-meteorite.html
Bad Astronomy has some comments on this latest piece
of science fantasy.
No, Diatoms Have Not Been Found in a Meteorite
by Phil Plait, January 15, 2013.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/01/15/life_in_a_meteorite_claims_by_n_c_wickramasinghe_of_diatoms_in_a_meteorite.html
Best wishes,
Paul H.
Sunday, 13 January 2013
Ten Billion Earths ?
Ten Billion Earths ?
Astronomy Picture of the Day, NASA, January 12, 2013,
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
Announcing 461 New Kepler Planet Candidates, NASA
Kepler News, January 7, 2012,
http://kepler.nasa.gov/news/nasakeplernews/index.cfm?FuseAction=ShowNews&NewsID=244
At Least One in Six Stars Has an Earth-sized Planet,
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Jan. 7, 2012,
http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/2013/pr201301.html
Best wishes,
Paul H.
Astronomy Picture of the Day, NASA, January 12, 2013,
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
Announcing 461 New Kepler Planet Candidates, NASA
Kepler News, January 7, 2012,
http://kepler.nasa.gov/news/nasakeplernews/index.cfm?FuseAction=ShowNews&NewsID=244
At Least One in Six Stars Has an Earth-sized Planet,
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Jan. 7, 2012,
http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/2013/pr201301.html
Best wishes,
Paul H.
"Some Meteorite Realities" and Other Interesting Meteorite Web Pages
"Some Meteorite Realities" and Other Interesting Meteorite Web Pages
Below are interesting web pages about meteorites
from the Department of Earth and Planetary
Sciences Washington University in St. Louis.
Some Meteorite Realities
http://meteorites.wustl.edu/realities.htm
Meteorite or Meteorwrong
Self-Test Check-List
http://meteorites.wustl.edu/check-list.htm
What to Do If You Think That You’ve Found
a Lunar (or Some Other Kind of) Meteorite
http://meteorites.wustl.edu/what_to_do.htm
Best wishes,
Paul H.
Below are interesting web pages about meteorites
from the Department of Earth and Planetary
Sciences Washington University in St. Louis.
Some Meteorite Realities
http://meteorites.wustl.edu/realities.htm
Meteorite or Meteorwrong
Self-Test Check-List
http://meteorites.wustl.edu/check-list.htm
What to Do If You Think That You’ve Found
a Lunar (or Some Other Kind of) Meteorite
http://meteorites.wustl.edu/what_to_do.htm
Best wishes,
Paul H.
Monday, 7 January 2013
NASA Considers Capturing an Asteroid
NASA Considers Capturing an Asteroid
NASA Considers Capturing an Asteroid, Setting It
to Orbit the Moon, Wired UK, January 1, 2012
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/01/nasa-asteroid-capture/
NASA's bizarre plan to drag an asteroid into the
moon's orbit, The Week Magazine, January 1, 2012
http://theweek.com/article/index/238374/nasas-bizarre-plan-to-drag-an-asteroid-into-the-moons-orbit
NASA Wants to Drag an Asteroid Into Orbit Around
the Moon, Smithsonian, January 3, 2012
http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/2013/01/nasa-wants-to-drag-an-asteroid-into-orbit-around-the-moon/
Best wishes,
Paul H.
NASA Considers Capturing an Asteroid, Setting It
to Orbit the Moon, Wired UK, January 1, 2012
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/01/nasa-asteroid-capture/
NASA's bizarre plan to drag an asteroid into the
moon's orbit, The Week Magazine, January 1, 2012
http://theweek.com/article/index/238374/nasas-bizarre-plan-to-drag-an-asteroid-into-the-moons-orbit
NASA Wants to Drag an Asteroid Into Orbit Around
the Moon, Smithsonian, January 3, 2012
http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/2013/01/nasa-wants-to-drag-an-asteroid-into-orbit-around-the-moon/
Best wishes,
Paul H.
Saturday, 5 January 2013
conodonts?
conodonts?
In "conodonts" at:
http://lists.drizzle.com/pipermail/rockhounds_lists.drizzle.com/2013-January/000236.html
J. R. Hodel wrote
>Speaking of conodonts, do I recall some
>research showing that conodonts are perhaps
>or even certainly remnants of a softbodied
>species like those found in the Canadian
>shale beds? Somewhere in the Canadian
>rockies, near Banff maybe? The formation
>name escapes me!
The main places that actual fossilized remains of the soft parts
of the conodont animal were first found are in Carboniferous
strata near Edinburgh, Scotland; Silurian strata in Wisconsin,
and the Soom Shale Konservat-Lagerstätte, Upper Ordovician,
South Africa. There are likely others, which I have not heard
about.
The papers for the Carboniferous conodont body fossil,
which came from the "shrimp band" in the Granton
Sandstones, Lower Oil Shale Group, are:
Briggs, D. E. G., E. N. K. Clarkson, and R. J. Aldridge, 1983,
The conodont animal. Lethaia 16(1):1-14.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1502-3931.1983.tb01993.x/abstract
Aldridge, R. J., D. E. G. Briggs, E. N. K. Clarkson, and M. P. Smith,
1986, The affinities of conodonts - new evidence from the
Carboniferous of Edinburgh, Scotland. Lethaia. 19(4):279-291.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1502-3931.1986.tb00741.x/abstract
Aldridge and opthers concluded:
"The evidence indicates that the conodonts represent a
separate group of jawless craniates."
A paper about the Silurian fossil of the conodont animal is
Smith, M. P., D. E. G. Briggs, and R. J. Aldridge, 1987, A
conodont animal from the Lower Silurian of Wisconsin, U.S.A.,
and the apparatus architecture of panderodontid conodonts.
in R. J. Aldridge, ed., pp. 91-104. Palaeobiology of conodonts
Ellis Horwood, Chichester / The British Micropalaeontological
Society.
The Soom Shale conodont fossil is described in:
Aldridge, R. J. and J. N. Theron, 1993, Conodonts with preserved
soft tissue from a new Ordovician Konservat-Lagerstätte.
Journal of Micropalaeontology. 12:113-117.
http://jm.lyellcollection.org/content/12/1/113.abstract
An alleged conodont animal was reported from the
Burgess Shale. However, paleontologists no longer regard
this identification as being correct. In addition, the soft-bodied
conodont fossil reported from the Bear Gulch Limestone
in Montana turned out to be the fossil of animal that ate
a conodont and had one in its stomach just before it died.
Conodont
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conodont
Conodonts in Vertebrate Evolution
http://www.conodont.info/3A001.htm
Euconodonta
http://tolweb.org/Euconodonta/14832
Best wishes,
Paul H.
In "conodonts" at:
http://lists.drizzle.com/pipermail/rockhounds_lists.drizzle.com/2013-January/000236.html
J. R. Hodel wrote
>Speaking of conodonts, do I recall some
>research showing that conodonts are perhaps
>or even certainly remnants of a softbodied
>species like those found in the Canadian
>shale beds? Somewhere in the Canadian
>rockies, near Banff maybe? The formation
>name escapes me!
The main places that actual fossilized remains of the soft parts
of the conodont animal were first found are in Carboniferous
strata near Edinburgh, Scotland; Silurian strata in Wisconsin,
and the Soom Shale Konservat-Lagerstätte, Upper Ordovician,
South Africa. There are likely others, which I have not heard
about.
The papers for the Carboniferous conodont body fossil,
which came from the "shrimp band" in the Granton
Sandstones, Lower Oil Shale Group, are:
Briggs, D. E. G., E. N. K. Clarkson, and R. J. Aldridge, 1983,
The conodont animal. Lethaia 16(1):1-14.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1502-3931.1983.tb01993.x/abstract
Aldridge, R. J., D. E. G. Briggs, E. N. K. Clarkson, and M. P. Smith,
1986, The affinities of conodonts - new evidence from the
Carboniferous of Edinburgh, Scotland. Lethaia. 19(4):279-291.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1502-3931.1986.tb00741.x/abstract
Aldridge and opthers concluded:
"The evidence indicates that the conodonts represent a
separate group of jawless craniates."
A paper about the Silurian fossil of the conodont animal is
Smith, M. P., D. E. G. Briggs, and R. J. Aldridge, 1987, A
conodont animal from the Lower Silurian of Wisconsin, U.S.A.,
and the apparatus architecture of panderodontid conodonts.
in R. J. Aldridge, ed., pp. 91-104. Palaeobiology of conodonts
Ellis Horwood, Chichester / The British Micropalaeontological
Society.
The Soom Shale conodont fossil is described in:
Aldridge, R. J. and J. N. Theron, 1993, Conodonts with preserved
soft tissue from a new Ordovician Konservat-Lagerstätte.
Journal of Micropalaeontology. 12:113-117.
http://jm.lyellcollection.org/content/12/1/113.abstract
An alleged conodont animal was reported from the
Burgess Shale. However, paleontologists no longer regard
this identification as being correct. In addition, the soft-bodied
conodont fossil reported from the Bear Gulch Limestone
in Montana turned out to be the fossil of animal that ate
a conodont and had one in its stomach just before it died.
Conodont
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conodont
Conodonts in Vertebrate Evolution
http://www.conodont.info/3A001.htm
Euconodonta
http://tolweb.org/Euconodonta/14832
Best wishes,
Paul H.
UNM studies one of a kind Martian meteorite
UNM studies one of a kind Martian meteorite
UNM studies one of a kind meteorite
Mars Meteorite found in Morroco
KRQE news, Albuquerque, January 4, 2012
http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/education/unm-studied-meteorite-one-of-a-kind
Meteorite has highest water content
of any from Mars, scientists say
By Elizabeth Landau, CNN news
http://lightyears.blogs.cnn.com/2013/01/03/meteorite-has-highest-water-content-of-any-from-mars-scientists-say/?hpt=hp_c3
Happy New Year,
Paul H.
UNM studies one of a kind meteorite
Mars Meteorite found in Morroco
KRQE news, Albuquerque, January 4, 2012
http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/education/unm-studied-meteorite-one-of-a-kind
Meteorite has highest water content
of any from Mars, scientists say
By Elizabeth Landau, CNN news
http://lightyears.blogs.cnn.com/2013/01/03/meteorite-has-highest-water-content-of-any-from-mars-scientists-say/?hpt=hp_c3
Happy New Year,
Paul H.
Thursday, 3 January 2013
Online PDF Files About Oklahoma's Fossils, Minerals, and Geology
Online PDF Files About Oklahoma's Fossils, Minerals, and Geology
I found a huge source of free, online PDF files of publications about
Oklahoma fossils and geology. it is the Oklahoma Digital Prairie at
http://digitalprairie.ok.gov/cdm/ it is a central and searchable
archive of digital files of thousands of Oklahoma state government
publications. It includes publications of the Oklahoma Geological
Survey. To see a sample of what is availabe just search for either
"fossils" or "paleontology".
For example, a person can find 1. "First Occurrence of
Deinonychus antirrhopus (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from
the Antlers Formation (Lower Cretaceous: Aptian-Albian)
of Oklahoma" at
http://digitalprairie.ok.gov/cdm/compoundobject/collection/stgovpub/id/94597/rec/10
2. "Conodonts and conodont biostratigraphy of the McLish and Tulip
Creek formations (middle Ordovician) of south-central Oklahoma." at
http://digitalprairie.ok.gov/cdm/compoundobject/collection/stgovpub/id/94097/rec/1
and 3. "Organic-walled microphytoplankton of the Sylvan Shale
(Richmondian : Upper Ordovician), Arbuckle Mountains,
southern Oklahoma, U.S.A." at
http://digitalprairie.ok.gov/cdm/compoundobject/collection/stgovpub/id/94759/rec/44
PDF files of Oklahoma Geological Survey publications can
also be found at
http://www.ogs.ou.edu/pubs.php
Bulletins - http://www.ogs.ou.edu/pubsDLBulletins.php
Circulars - http://www.ogs.ou.edu/pubsDLCirculars.php
Guidebooks - http://www.ogs.ou.edu/pubsDLGBs.php
Happy New Year,
Paul H.
I found a huge source of free, online PDF files of publications about
Oklahoma fossils and geology. it is the Oklahoma Digital Prairie at
http://digitalprairie.ok.gov/cdm/ it is a central and searchable
archive of digital files of thousands of Oklahoma state government
publications. It includes publications of the Oklahoma Geological
Survey. To see a sample of what is availabe just search for either
"fossils" or "paleontology".
For example, a person can find 1. "First Occurrence of
Deinonychus antirrhopus (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from
the Antlers Formation (Lower Cretaceous: Aptian-Albian)
of Oklahoma" at
http://digitalprairie.ok.gov/cdm/compoundobject/collection/stgovpub/id/94597/rec/10
2. "Conodonts and conodont biostratigraphy of the McLish and Tulip
Creek formations (middle Ordovician) of south-central Oklahoma." at
http://digitalprairie.ok.gov/cdm/compoundobject/collection/stgovpub/id/94097/rec/1
and 3. "Organic-walled microphytoplankton of the Sylvan Shale
(Richmondian : Upper Ordovician), Arbuckle Mountains,
southern Oklahoma, U.S.A." at
http://digitalprairie.ok.gov/cdm/compoundobject/collection/stgovpub/id/94759/rec/44
PDF files of Oklahoma Geological Survey publications can
also be found at
http://www.ogs.ou.edu/pubs.php
Bulletins - http://www.ogs.ou.edu/pubsDLBulletins.php
Circulars - http://www.ogs.ou.edu/pubsDLCirculars.php
Guidebooks - http://www.ogs.ou.edu/pubsDLGBs.php
Happy New Year,
Paul H.
Tuesday, 25 December 2012
Strangest Dinosaur Names And Other Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature
Strangest Dinosaur Names And Other Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature
Strangest Dinosaur Names by Alex, Neatorama.
http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/19/the-worlds-strangest-dinosaur-names/
Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature by Mark Isaak
http://www.curioustaxonomy.net/etym/people.html
What Goes Into Naming A New Species? A Lot
by Robert Krulwich, NPR, September 23, 2008
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94886658
Fishing Column: Fish biologists honor 5 political
figures by Martin Armstrong, Stamford Advocate
November 30, 2012
http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/sports/article/Fishing-Column-Fish-biologists-honor-5-political-4082394.php
The paper that named a trilobite after Sid Vicious is:
Adrain, J. M. and G. D. Edgecombe, 1997,
Silurian (Wenlock) calymenid trilobites from the Cape
Phillips Formation, central Canadian Arctic. Journal
of Paleontology. vol. 71, no. 4, pp. 657-682.
http://jpaleontol.geoscienceworld.org/content/71/4/657
PDF file of the above paper at:
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/resources-rx/files/adrain--edgecombe-1997-calymenids-94138.pdf
and http://paleo.iowa.uiowa.edu/Adrainlab/pubs/pubs.html
Arcticalymene
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcticalymene
Best wishes,
Paul H.
Strangest Dinosaur Names by Alex, Neatorama.
http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/19/the-worlds-strangest-dinosaur-names/
Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature by Mark Isaak
http://www.curioustaxonomy.net/etym/people.html
What Goes Into Naming A New Species? A Lot
by Robert Krulwich, NPR, September 23, 2008
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94886658
Fishing Column: Fish biologists honor 5 political
figures by Martin Armstrong, Stamford Advocate
November 30, 2012
http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/sports/article/Fishing-Column-Fish-biologists-honor-5-political-4082394.php
The paper that named a trilobite after Sid Vicious is:
Adrain, J. M. and G. D. Edgecombe, 1997,
Silurian (Wenlock) calymenid trilobites from the Cape
Phillips Formation, central Canadian Arctic. Journal
of Paleontology. vol. 71, no. 4, pp. 657-682.
http://jpaleontol.geoscienceworld.org/content/71/4/657
PDF file of the above paper at:
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/resources-rx/files/adrain--edgecombe-1997-calymenids-94138.pdf
and http://paleo.iowa.uiowa.edu/Adrainlab/pubs/pubs.html
Arcticalymene
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcticalymene
Best wishes,
Paul H.
Friday, 21 December 2012
California meteorite a scientific gold mine
California meteorite a scientific gold mine
Meteorite fragments found in El Dorado County excite
scientists, Sacramento Bee, December 21, 2012
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/12/21/5069221/meteorite-fragments-found-in-el.html
California meteorite a scientific gold mine (Sutter’s Mill
rock preserves rare, fresh material from outer space)
by Alexandra Witzem, Science News, December 21, 2012
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/347199/description/California_meteorite_a_scientific_gold_mine
and http://www.seti.org/node/1542
Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Meteorites, Astrobiology
http://www.astrobio.net/pressrelease/5235/partly-cloudy-with-a-chance-of-meteorites
Western University astronomers part of massive NASA
meteorite discovery at Sutter's Mill, Western University
http://spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=39599
The paper is:
Jenniskens, P., and others, 2012, Radar-enabled recovery
of the Sutter’s Mill meteorite, a carbonaceous chondrite
regolith breccia. Science. vol. 338, p. 1583-1587
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/338/6114/1583.full
best wishes,
Paul H.
Meteorite fragments found in El Dorado County excite
scientists, Sacramento Bee, December 21, 2012
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/12/21/5069221/meteorite-fragments-found-in-el.html
California meteorite a scientific gold mine (Sutter’s Mill
rock preserves rare, fresh material from outer space)
by Alexandra Witzem, Science News, December 21, 2012
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/347199/description/California_meteorite_a_scientific_gold_mine
and http://www.seti.org/node/1542
Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Meteorites, Astrobiology
http://www.astrobio.net/pressrelease/5235/partly-cloudy-with-a-chance-of-meteorites
Western University astronomers part of massive NASA
meteorite discovery at Sutter's Mill, Western University
http://spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=39599
The paper is:
Jenniskens, P., and others, 2012, Radar-enabled recovery
of the Sutter’s Mill meteorite, a carbonaceous chondrite
regolith breccia. Science. vol. 338, p. 1583-1587
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/338/6114/1583.full
best wishes,
Paul H.
Today's Weather Forecast - Chance of Meteorites :-) :-)
Today's Weather Forecast - Chance of Meteorites :-) :-)
I found this weather forecast, predicting chance of meteorites, for today. :-) :-)
The End Of The World As We Know It
http://www.colonyofgamers.com/cogforums/showthread.php?p=1101487
https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/29565_4668286079137_1189435337_n.jpg
Or Pass The Mayan-aisse
http://adayinthewife.com/?p=782
http://adayinthewife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/MAYAN.jpg
It is nice to know among all of the craziness that there are people with
a sense of humor.
Happy Holidays,
Paul H.
I found this weather forecast, predicting chance of meteorites, for today. :-) :-)
The End Of The World As We Know It
http://www.colonyofgamers.com/cogforums/showthread.php?p=1101487
https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/29565_4668286079137_1189435337_n.jpg
Or Pass The Mayan-aisse
http://adayinthewife.com/?p=782
http://adayinthewife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/MAYAN.jpg
It is nice to know among all of the craziness that there are people with
a sense of humor.
Happy Holidays,
Paul H.
Thursday, 20 December 2012
Alleged Grand Canyon Meteorite Strikes
Alleged Grand Canyon Meteorite Strikes
The section “Minerals from Spaces” (Pages 87-88),
Billingsley et al. (1997) recounts claims of reported
meteorite strikes in the Grand Canyon.For example,
they note that according to Huntoon (1989), a
meteorite slammed into the north wall of Milkweed
Canyon in either 1922 or 1924 across from a now
abandoned village.
Billingsley et al. (1997) can be downloaded as a PDF
file for free from:
http://www.grandcanyon.org/booksmore/booksmore_epublications.asp
http://www.grandcanyon.org/booksmore/epubs/pillar/quest_for_the_pillar_of_gold_full.pdf
References Cited
Billingsley, G. H., E. E. Spamer, and D. Menkes, 1997,
Quest for the Pillar of Gold: The Mines and Miners
of the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon Association,
Grnad Canyon, Arizona. 112 pp.
Huntoon, P. W., 1989, Small Meteorite Impact in the
Western Grand Canyon, Arizona. In Elston, D. P.,
Billingsley, G. H., and Young, R.A. (eds.). "Geology of
Grand Canyon, Northern Arizona (with Colorado River
guides)." 28th International Geological Congress Field
Trip Guidebook T115/315.Washington, D.C.: American
Geophysical Union, p. 228.
Best wishes,
Paul H.
The section “Minerals from Spaces” (Pages 87-88),
Billingsley et al. (1997) recounts claims of reported
meteorite strikes in the Grand Canyon.For example,
they note that according to Huntoon (1989), a
meteorite slammed into the north wall of Milkweed
Canyon in either 1922 or 1924 across from a now
abandoned village.
Billingsley et al. (1997) can be downloaded as a PDF
file for free from:
http://www.grandcanyon.org/booksmore/booksmore_epublications.asp
http://www.grandcanyon.org/booksmore/epubs/pillar/quest_for_the_pillar_of_gold_full.pdf
References Cited
Billingsley, G. H., E. E. Spamer, and D. Menkes, 1997,
Quest for the Pillar of Gold: The Mines and Miners
of the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon Association,
Grnad Canyon, Arizona. 112 pp.
Huntoon, P. W., 1989, Small Meteorite Impact in the
Western Grand Canyon, Arizona. In Elston, D. P.,
Billingsley, G. H., and Young, R.A. (eds.). "Geology of
Grand Canyon, Northern Arizona (with Colorado River
guides)." 28th International Geological Congress Field
Trip Guidebook T115/315.Washington, D.C.: American
Geophysical Union, p. 228.
Best wishes,
Paul H.
Wednesday, 19 December 2012
2012: The Year in Volcanic Activity
2012: The Year in Volcanic Activity
Some great pictures of volcanoes can be found in:
2012: The Year in Volcanic Activity, The Atlantic at
http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/12/2012-the-year-in-volcanic-activity/100423/
Happy Holidays,
Paul H.
Some great pictures of volcanoes can be found in:
2012: The Year in Volcanic Activity, The Atlantic at
http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/12/2012-the-year-in-volcanic-activity/100423/
Happy Holidays,
Paul H.
Monday, 17 December 2012
Pleistocene Wolf And Saber-Tooth Cat Fossils, Las Vegas, Nevada
Pleistocene Wolf And Saber-Tooth Cat Fossils, Las Vegas, Nevada
Saber-tooth cats found to be part of Las Vegas' past
Las Vegas review-Journal, December 4, 2102
http://www.lvrj.com/news/saber-tooth-cats-found-to-be-part-of-las-vegas-past-182101111.html
Saber tooth fossil found, WCSH Channel 6, Las Vegas, Dec. 6, 2012,
http://www.wcsh6.com/news/watercooler/article/224014/108/Saber-tooth-fossil-found
Fossil from ice age wolf unearthed in Nevada, Las Vegas Sun,
December 16, 2102, http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/dec/16/nv-extinct-wolf-nevada/
Other web pages
America's Newest Fossil Beds National Monument Tule Springs
http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/publications/papers/TuleSprings.pdf
Tule Springs fossils attracting paleontologists from
around world by Henry Brean, Las Vegas Review-Journal
http://www.lvrj.com/news/tule-springs-fossils-attracting-paleontologists-from-around-world-132906008.html
Legislation preserving fossil-rich area north of Las Vegas
as national monument expected this year, Las Vegas Sun,
March 20, 2012, http://www.lasvegass...l-rich-area-no/ <http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/mar/20/federal-legislation-preserving-fossil-rich-area-no/>
Happy Holidays,
Paul H.
Saber-tooth cats found to be part of Las Vegas' past
Las Vegas review-Journal, December 4, 2102
http://www.lvrj.com/news/saber-tooth-cats-found-to-be-part-of-las-vegas-past-182101111.html
Saber tooth fossil found, WCSH Channel 6, Las Vegas, Dec. 6, 2012,
http://www.wcsh6.com/news/watercooler/article/224014/108/Saber-tooth-fossil-found
Fossil from ice age wolf unearthed in Nevada, Las Vegas Sun,
December 16, 2102, http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/dec/16/nv-extinct-wolf-nevada/
Other web pages
America's Newest Fossil Beds National Monument Tule Springs
http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/publications/papers/TuleSprings.pdf
Tule Springs fossils attracting paleontologists from
around world by Henry Brean, Las Vegas Review-Journal
http://www.lvrj.com/news/tule-springs-fossils-attracting-paleontologists-from-around-world-132906008.html
Legislation preserving fossil-rich area north of Las Vegas
as national monument expected this year, Las Vegas Sun,
March 20, 2012, http://www.lasvegass...l-rich-area-no/ <http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/mar/20/federal-legislation-preserving-fossil-rich-area-no/>
Happy Holidays,
Paul H.
Dakar Rally poses serious risk to ancient fossils
Dakar Rally poses serious risk to ancient fossils
Experts warn Dakar Rally poses serious risk to ancient fossils
in South America by Carlos Mandujano, Santiago, Chile, AAP
December 15, 2012,
http://www.foxsports.com.au/motor-sports/dakar/experts-warn-dakar-rally-poses-serious-risk-to-ancient-fossils-in-south-america/story-fn5k5ou0-1226537474518
Dakar Rally rapped over 20 million year fossil damage by
Carlos Mandujano, December 15, 2012,
http://phys.org/news/2012-12-dakar-rally-rapped-million-year.html
Scientists say rally a risk to archaeological sites, The Age,
Australia, December 16, 2012,
http://www.theage.com.au/sport/motorsport/scientists-say-rally-a-risk-to-archaeological-sites-20121215-2bgj3.html
The homepage for the Dakar Rally is http://www.dakar.com/index_DAKus.html
The companies sponsoring it are http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2013/us/sponsors.html
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year,
Paul H.
Experts warn Dakar Rally poses serious risk to ancient fossils
in South America by Carlos Mandujano, Santiago, Chile, AAP
December 15, 2012,
http://www.foxsports.com.au/motor-sports/dakar/experts-warn-dakar-rally-poses-serious-risk-to-ancient-fossils-in-south-america/story-fn5k5ou0-1226537474518
Dakar Rally rapped over 20 million year fossil damage by
Carlos Mandujano, December 15, 2012,
http://phys.org/news/2012-12-dakar-rally-rapped-million-year.html
Scientists say rally a risk to archaeological sites, The Age,
Australia, December 16, 2012,
http://www.theage.com.au/sport/motorsport/scientists-say-rally-a-risk-to-archaeological-sites-20121215-2bgj3.html
The homepage for the Dakar Rally is http://www.dakar.com/index_DAKus.html
The companies sponsoring it are http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2013/us/sponsors.html
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year,
Paul H.
Thursday, 13 December 2012
Ediacaran Fossils Argued to Be Nonmarine
Ediacaran Fossils Argued to Be Nonmarine
Australian Multicellular Fossils Point to Life On
Land, Not at Sea, Geologist Proposes, Science Daily,
Dec. 12, 2012,
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121212134050.htm
Ancient Australian fossils were on land, not at sea,
geologist proposes, University of Oregon, Dec.
12, 2102,
http://uonews.uoregon.edu/archive/news-release/2012/12/ancient-australian-fossils-were-land-not-sea-geologist-proposes
'Marine' Fossils May Instead Represent Early Land
Dwellers, Science AAAS,
http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/12/marine-fossils-may-instead-repre.html
Controversial claim puts life on land 65 million years
early, Nature.com,
http://www.nature.com/news/controversial-claim-puts-life-on-land-65-million-years-early-1.12017
The paper is:
Retallack, G. J., 2012, Ediacaran life on land. Nature.
Published online, 12 December 2012
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature11777.html
Related papers are:
Xiao, S., and L. P. Knauth, 2012, Palaeontology:
Fossils come in to land. Nature. Published online
12 December 2012
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature11765.html
Retallack, G. J., 1994b. Were the Ediacaran fossils lichens?
Paleobiology. vol. 20, 523-544.
PDF file at
http://pages.uoregon.edu/dogsci/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=directory/faculty/greg/fossil_lichens.pdf&id=directory%253Afaculty%253Agreg%253Apublications&cache=cache
and http://pages.uoregon.edu/dogsci/doku.php?id=directory/faculty/greg/publications
Retallack, G. J., 2012, Were Ediacaran siliciclastics of
South Australia coastal or deep marine? Sedimentology.
vol. 58, pp. 1208-1236.
PDF file at
http://pages.uoregon.edu/dogsci/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=directory/faculty/greg/retallack_2012_ediacaran_paleosols.pdf&id=directory%253Afaculty%253Agreg%253Apublications&cache=cache
and at http://pages.uoregon.edu/dogsci/doku.php?id=directory/faculty/greg/publications
Retallack, G. J., 2008, Cambrian paleosols and landscapes
of South Australia. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences.
vol. 55, pp. 1083-1106
PDF file at
http://pages.uoregon.edu/dogsci/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=directory/faculty/greg/australianjournalofearthsciences2008.pdf&id=directory%253Afaculty%253Agreg%253Apublications&cache=cache
and http://pages.uoregon.edu/dogsci/doku.php?id=directory/faculty/greg/publications
Gregory Retallack homepage at
http://pages.uoregon.edu/dogsci/doku.php?id=directory/faculty/greg/main
PDFs of Gregory Retallack Publications at
http://pages.uoregon.edu/dogsci/doku.php?id=directory/faculty/greg/publications
Best wishes,
Paul H.
Australian Multicellular Fossils Point to Life On
Land, Not at Sea, Geologist Proposes, Science Daily,
Dec. 12, 2012,
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121212134050.htm
Ancient Australian fossils were on land, not at sea,
geologist proposes, University of Oregon, Dec.
12, 2102,
http://uonews.uoregon.edu/archive/news-release/2012/12/ancient-australian-fossils-were-land-not-sea-geologist-proposes
'Marine' Fossils May Instead Represent Early Land
Dwellers, Science AAAS,
http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/12/marine-fossils-may-instead-repre.html
Controversial claim puts life on land 65 million years
early, Nature.com,
http://www.nature.com/news/controversial-claim-puts-life-on-land-65-million-years-early-1.12017
The paper is:
Retallack, G. J., 2012, Ediacaran life on land. Nature.
Published online, 12 December 2012
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature11777.html
Related papers are:
Xiao, S., and L. P. Knauth, 2012, Palaeontology:
Fossils come in to land. Nature. Published online
12 December 2012
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature11765.html
Retallack, G. J., 1994b. Were the Ediacaran fossils lichens?
Paleobiology. vol. 20, 523-544.
PDF file at
http://pages.uoregon.edu/dogsci/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=directory/faculty/greg/fossil_lichens.pdf&id=directory%253Afaculty%253Agreg%253Apublications&cache=cache
and http://pages.uoregon.edu/dogsci/doku.php?id=directory/faculty/greg/publications
Retallack, G. J., 2012, Were Ediacaran siliciclastics of
South Australia coastal or deep marine? Sedimentology.
vol. 58, pp. 1208-1236.
PDF file at
http://pages.uoregon.edu/dogsci/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=directory/faculty/greg/retallack_2012_ediacaran_paleosols.pdf&id=directory%253Afaculty%253Agreg%253Apublications&cache=cache
and at http://pages.uoregon.edu/dogsci/doku.php?id=directory/faculty/greg/publications
Retallack, G. J., 2008, Cambrian paleosols and landscapes
of South Australia. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences.
vol. 55, pp. 1083-1106
PDF file at
http://pages.uoregon.edu/dogsci/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=directory/faculty/greg/australianjournalofearthsciences2008.pdf&id=directory%253Afaculty%253Agreg%253Apublications&cache=cache
and http://pages.uoregon.edu/dogsci/doku.php?id=directory/faculty/greg/publications
Gregory Retallack homepage at
http://pages.uoregon.edu/dogsci/doku.php?id=directory/faculty/greg/main
PDFs of Gregory Retallack Publications at
http://pages.uoregon.edu/dogsci/doku.php?id=directory/faculty/greg/publications
Best wishes,
Paul H.
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