Category Archives: fossils

One year ago yesterday: volcanoes and fossils and elephant seals, oh my!

Posted on December 27, 2014 by Anne Jefferson

Our last day in Antarctica was filled with a few of my favorite things, and I wished at our last two stops, as I had at many, that we had lots more time to explore and soak in the scenic … Continue reading →

Categories: Antarctica, by Anne, fossils, geology, ice and glaciers, outcrops, volcanoes

Mammals March Madness and slight silliness from your bloggers

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Anne Jefferson

It’s time for Mammals March Madness, the tournament in which animals battle for supremacy based on their physiology and behavior, with a little bit of luck thrown in just as you would want in any competition. Note: This is a … Continue reading →

Categories: bloggery, fossils, general science

Scenic Saturday: Echoes of Mary Anning

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Anne Jefferson

On March 9th, 1847, the world lost a great scientist to breast cancer. She was poor, lacked formal education, and practiced a minority religion, but she had a keen eye and mind that helped see things that others couldn’t and … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, by Anne, fossils, Mesozoic, outcrops

Scenic Saturday: Lyme Regis

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Anne Jefferson

Two-hundred years ago, a young woman by the name of Mary Anning walked along this shore, using her keenly self-trained observation skills to spot fossils eroding out of these cliffs. The cliffs are the blue Lias, Jurassic mudstones filled with … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, fossils, outcrops, photos

Written in Stone: the interview

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Chris Rowan

To accompany our review of Written in Stone, a couple of weeks ago Anne and I sat down with its author, our good friend and fellow blogger Brian Switek, for what turned into a fascinating discussion of his book, the … Continue reading →

Categories: fossils, public science, reviews