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Category Archives: geology
Telling a dinosaur footprint from a hole in the ground
How do palaeontologists know?
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A more geological Googling experience
Kim is a little concerned that her geology-themed Googling keeps on bringing up stuff that she herself has written. This might have something to do with her blog being a top-notch source of geological insight, of course (someone is clearly … Continue reading
Geological analogies of the tectonic kind
Callan asks: What are some of your favorite analogies for explaining geological concepts to other people? Teaching through analogy – explaining new concepts to people by referring to things that they know or understand already – can be a powerful … Continue reading
Dike swarms and continental barcodes
Who would have thought a mess of ridges could hold the key to reconstructing past geographies?
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Geopuzzle #15
Since this whole geopuzzle malarky was kicked off by a mystery Google Earth image, here’s another one for you. One (fairly) obvious feature of this image are the long linear features, which are almost certainly geological in origin. What could … Continue reading


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