Category Archives: fossils

Monday links and an open thread

Posted on July 23, 2007 by Chris Rowan

Currently what little creative energy I have is going into other writing (specifically, a really fiddly bit in the paper I’m preparing to resubmit), so here’s a couple of links for you: A real time global earthquake map. Darn cool, … Continue reading →

Categories: earthquakes, fossils, links

A paradigm nudge in paleontology

Posted on June 26, 2007 by Chris Rowan

Apparently, if a handful of dinosaurs survive the KT extinction it ceases to be important.
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Categories: fossils, geology, palaeomagic

Namibia: the stromatolites’ last hurrah

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Chris Rowan

Some of the more massive limestone beds in the Nama group are chock full of stromatolites, the remnants of sizeable Precambrian algal reefs. Technically, stromatolites are not true fossils, because the mineralised layers are not directly precipitated by the photosynthetic … Continue reading →

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

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 →