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Homemade Fossil Dig
Anonymous: Fossils are what got me into science, and I still enjoy finding them. If you live near a place where you can dig for real fossils, you are indeed lucky. If you do not have a fossil site...
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Science Photo of the Day
This is another of my favorite geological specimens. What is it?read more
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Paleo Cookies
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View ArticleDrawing Life Sized Dinosaurs
Anonymous: I have loved dinosaurs since I was 4 years old. They lead me to my interest in science, caused me to study geology in college, and lead me to my first job as a geology instructor at the...
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Science Photo of the Day #759
This is a piece of fossil turtle bone. Alligators, some turtles and some fish have bones with ridges like this. What function do the ridges serve?thumb: read more
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Science Photo of the Day #411
Yesterday, we went to a site where the ground was covered with petrified wood. Why is petrified wood not really petrified?thumb: read more
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Science Photo of the Day #420
These fossils of dinosaur tracks near Tuba City , Arizona are thought to be from Dilophosaurus. In the movie Jurassic Park, Dilophosaurus was the small dinosaur that had a frill on its neck and spat...
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Science Photo of the Day #549
Shark teeth are white, but fossilized shark teeth are usually black. Why?thumb: read more
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Science Photo of the Day #550
While we are on the subject of fossils, this is a fossil fish we found in Southwest Wyoming. What are the odds of an organism being fossilized?thumb: read more
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Science Photo of the Day #600
This is from the new Rocks Study Unit. Most sources define a rock as an aggregate of one or more minerals. Are there rocks that have no minerals at all?thumb: read more
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Science Photo of the Day #627
This week, I found this fossil in Devonian limestone in Middle Tennessee. It is the remains of a ferocious predator. What sort of creature was it?thumb: read more
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Science Photo of the Day #649
I photographed this statue of a dinosaur at a Sinclair gas station in Dinosaur, Colorado. When I was a kid, this dinosaur was named Brontosaurus, but now the books call it Apatosaurus. Why?thumb: read...
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Who Evolved on First?
Who Evolved on First? When is a scientific conversation like a comedy routine? When the participants are using different definitions of the same word. .....Read more....thumb: read more
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Science Photo of the Day #953
This Red-Tailed Hawk has been roosting on the cliff behind our house. Hawks belong to a group of birds known as raptors. How closely related are they to Velociraptors, the dinosaurs shown in the...
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Field Trip on the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument
Now that my vertigo has finally verti-gone, I can get out in the field again without worrying that I will fall on my face (at least any more than usual.) This week I helped with a training session on...
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Looking at the Present
Anonymous: An important step in reading the rocks is understanding how they formed. To do that, we look at the places where rocks are forming now. By studying the deposits in rivers, lakes, oceans,...
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Imagining Geologic Time
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What is Your Position on Science and Religion
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