Author Archives: Chris Rowan

Philosophia Naturalis # 11: a slight delay

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Chris Rowan

In my free moments since my return I’ve been steadily ploughing my way through the last months’ blogospheric activity, trying to construct a good cross-section through the posts and preoccupations of the best physical science bloggers for the June edition … Continue reading →

Categories: bloggery

Namibia: Precambrian fossils

Posted on June 20, 2007 by Chris Rowan

The base of the Cambrian is traditionally thought of as the point at which large, mineralised body fossils first appear in the geological record, giving us a much-improved record of the development of life up to the present day. However, … Continue reading →

Categories: fieldwork, fossils, geology, outcrops, past worlds, photos, Proterozoic

Journey to the bottom of the Cambrian

Posted on June 19, 2007 by Chris Rowan

In which I literally stand on the Neoproterozoic/Cambrian boundary.
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Categories: Palaeozoic, past worlds

Six things I have learnt from my Namibian fieldwork

Posted on June 15, 2007 by Chris Rowan

1) Never let yourself be talked into using a Mahindra as a field vehicle. They may almost look the part: but they’re about as tough as a chocolate teapot in a blast furnace.

Categories: bloggery, fieldwork, geology, ranting

Philosophia Naturalis #11: second call for submissions

Posted on June 12, 2007 by Chris Rowan

I may be in a desert somewhere at the moment, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be e-mailing me the best and brightest physical science blogging you have read (or written) for inclusion in the upcoming edition of Philosophia Naturalis, … Continue reading →

Categories: bloggery