Category Archives: geology

Do we need a new geological epoch?

Posted on January 30, 2008 by Chris Rowan

Anthropocene! Naming a new geological time period after ourselves certainly has a nice dramatic ring to it, even if it smacks of the hubris that got us into our current climatic mess in the first place. But can our species, … Continue reading →

Categories: basics, deep time, geology, paper reviews

Ye gods…

Posted on January 28, 2008 by Chris Rowan

There’s geovandalism – and then there’s sheer f***ing insanity. Thousands of pre-dinosaur fossils are scattered in the rocks of the Guryul ravine, rated by geologists as the world’s premier site for the study of species from the Permian period (299-251 … Continue reading →

Categories: antiscience, fossils, geology

Sadly, not sandworms

Posted on January 28, 2008 by Chris Rowan

The answer to Friday’s geopuzzler
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Categories: Archean, fossils, geology, past worlds, Proterozoic

A new geopuzzle for you

Posted on January 25, 2008 by Chris Rowan

Not only did everyone seemed to enjoy the big crater debate, but there were also suggestions in the comments that more conundrums of this ilk might be make a fun companion for What on Google Earth (which I never seem … Continue reading →

Categories: geology

New Zealand gets a festive shaking

Posted on January 25, 2008 by Chris Rowan

When I was out in New Zealand doing fieldwork for my PhD, I spent most of my time based in Gisborne, a sleepy little town on the east coast of the North Island. Over Christmas, it seems that Gisborne was … Continue reading →

Categories: earthquakes, geohazards, geology, tectonics