The photo for this week is something that I stumbled upon the other day when looking for directions to a friend’s house. It is a large scale concentric feature on the landscape and is located about 40 minutes north of Kingston near the hamlet of Holleford. I have actually been to this location in person when I was a geology undergrad and so I had the benefit of prior knowledge to help me int ...[Read More]
Ediacaran
Geology Photo of the Week # 16 – Dec 16-22
It’s photo of the week time! I hope you’re excited…I am! There has been a lot of consternation in the twitterverse and geoscience community lately about the true identity of the Ediacaran biota, particularly the little guy pictured below. The abstract can be found here. The basic proposal is that the Ediacaran fossils are not marine, but rather are actually lichen. Bonus photo of ...[Read More]
Geology Photo of the Week # 10 – Nov 4-10 – A Mysterious Monster!
I apologize for the delay posting this. I was in Washington DC earlier this week to take in a Supreme Court hearing that never actually happened due to Hurricane Sandy. My flight out was also delayed and thus many other things in my life are delayed right now including this post. This photo poses a bit of a conundrum…since I don’t have a clue what it is! I have an idea, but I’d l ...[Read More]