Category: Interpreting ancient environments

August 24, 2022

Use this link to read the introduction to the lithofacies series. General occurrence: Also

August 24, 2022

Use this link to read the introduction to the lithofacies series. Ripples are ubiquitous

August 24, 2022

Lithofacies are the foundation of sedimentary rock description and interpretation This series of articles deals

July 21, 2022

Common trilobite characteristics to help with identification in outcrop and core Next to the dinosaurs,

July 5, 2022

Common brachiopod shell characteristics to help identification Tray upon tray of brachiopods, molluscs, trilobites, and

June 27, 2022

Our knowledge of how ammonoids and nautiloids functioned is based almost entirely on a single

May 31, 2022

Some basic gastropod morphology to assist sedimentological interpretations This is a companion post to bivalve

May 27, 2022

Some basic bivalve morphology to assist sedimentological interpretations Ok, you’re not a paleontologist but during

May 7, 2022

The term neomorphism is reserved for recrystallization of a mineral and its polymorphs to new

April 27, 2022

Outcrop expression of maximum regressive, maximum flooding, and ravinement surfaces Six stratigraphic surfaces define the