Category Archives: geology

Single-celled trace fossils?

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

When am I researching now?

I’m just about settled in in my new office at The University of Edinburgh, so hopefully regular blogging should resume soon. In the meantimes, perhaps more interesting than my geographical shift is my temporal one; starting a new project means … Continue reading

Categories: geology

Capetonian Geology: the Seapoint contact

Very messy geologically, very pretty photographically – and studied by Charles Darwin.
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Categories: fieldwork, geology, outcrops, photos, volcanoes

Geopuzzle #16

A giant limnological mystery in Canada.
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Categories: geology, geopuzzling

More Capetonian geology

Granites, sandstones and angular uncomformities
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Categories: fieldwork, geology, outcrops, photos