Category Archives: fossils

Coal and the fossil record of climate change in the Canadian High Arctic

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Anne Jefferson

Spectacular fossilized forests in the Canadian High Arctic provide clues to life on a warmer earth. Unless we mine their coal in order to heat our planet back to the Eocene.
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Categories: by Anne, Cenozoic, climate science, environment, fossils, photos

4 index fossils

Posted on December 28, 2009 by Chris Rowan

On the 4th day of Christmas my true love gave to me…
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Categories: fossils, geology

A new podclast for your listening pleasure

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Chris Rowan

Volcanoes and dinosaurs and 50’s sci-fi, oh my!
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Categories: bloggery, earthquakes, fossils, geology, volcanoes

Single-celled trace fossils?

Posted on November 29, 2008 by Chris Rowan

Remember those controversional macro- and trace fossils from the 2 billion year-old Stirling formation? They seemed to offer the intriguing possibility that multicellular life may have popped into being far earlier in Earth history than is generally supposed. However, this … Continue reading →

Categories: fossils, geology