What is Taphonomy?
Noel Grimes
Who, What, When, Where? Have you ever been on a hike and found a fossil shell with no…
Browsing Tag
catastrophism
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What is the Fossil Record?
Christian Ryan
The fossil record refers to all known organisms represented as fossils, the preserved remains of a once-living thing.…
What is Paleontology?
Paleontology is the quest to unlock the mysteries of life on earth. Fossils are the most important clue…
My First Dino Dig
I boarded my flight after a heartfelt goodbye at the Rapid City airport in South Dakota. My new…
When Rocks Bend
Ken Coulson
As a capstone for my undergraduate degree in geology, I was required to attend a four week geology…
Rethinking the Pre-Flood/Flood Boundary
Editor’s Note: Figuring out which portions of the geologic record were formed before, during, or after the Flood…
The Role of Tsunamis in the Flood
Sara Anne
The sedimentary layers that make up the vast majority of the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic rock layers are…
The Bonebed Mystery at Hanson Ranch
NOT YOUR AVERAGE BONEBED The year was 1996. A rancher on Hanson Ranch in the badlands of eastern…
Peter Brummel
Titus Kennedy