Thursday, 29 August 2013

Abraham, Logan and Owen: The Discovery of the First Protichnites trackways – Part 1

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“Protichnites is from the Greek Protos , the first, – Ichnos , foot-print, or track, – and Lithos , stone; literally – The first stone foot...
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Tuesday, 27 August 2013

Odd. Even for the Potsdam

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Below are a number of photographs of slabs of sandstone from Burgess Ward, Tay Valley Township, Lanark County, Ontario.   The area has been...
Monday, 12 August 2013

The Trace Fossil Diplichnites – A New Occurrence in Eastern Ontario

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 The trace fossil Diplichnites was named by Professor Dawson of McGill University in a paper presented about 140 years ago.   It is a trackw...
Tuesday, 9 July 2013

A New Occurrence of Protichnites in Potsdam Group Sandstone near Kingston, Ontario

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Below I’ve provided photographs of slabs of sandstone bearing the trace fossil Protichnites that I collected on July 4 th with Wayne Jackso...
Thursday, 20 June 2013

A Few Trace Fossils in Potsdam Group Sandstones of Eastern Ontario

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The Potsdam Group sandstones and conglomerates generally form the basal layer of Paleozoic rocks overlying the Precambrian Shield in Eastern...
Wednesday, 12 June 2013

Perthite, Part 2

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In my posting last January 14 th I set out where to find what is believed to be the type locality for Perthite. In February I received an...
Monday, 6 May 2013

On the trail of Climactichnites wilsoni - Part 3: A quarry about a mile from Perth as the town existed in 1859

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I have found an overgrown, abandoned small quarry that is about a mile from the town of Perth as the town existed in 1859 at the edge of...
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