Our chronicler, Graham Lederer, has kindly provided the following draft minutes of our last meeting. Let him know of any additions or corrections at glederer[at]usgs.gov.
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This little dinosaur is no bigger than a bird, so its widely spaced footprints were quite puzzling.
@umdgeology's Tom Holtz helped recreate this raptor's movements millions of years later, shedding new light on the origin of flight. http://go.umd.edu/d-rarusCalcite & Pyrite, Hunan, China #MineralMonday
This lava-dome complex of Guatemala's Santa María volcano has been actively erupting since 1922.
😎#unconformity in southern Portugal🇵🇹
Have you ever seen a fish inside an ammonite shell? Now you have. #FossilFriday
This Jurassic specimen comes from Holzmaden and is on display at the Hauff Museum. I featured a similar fossil in my book, "LOCKED IN TIME", of tiny fish trapped inside giant clams.