Did some drawing today - ‘primordial soups’

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July 6, 1946, birthday of Sylvester „Sly“ Gardenzio Stallone, star of many action-movies. Most notable from a geological point is "Cliffhanger" (1993) - where the Dolomites play the Rocky Mountains 🎥⛰️
https://t.co/f0az6s3x01

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July 1, 1867, the Dominion of is formed, comprising the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario & Quebec 🇨🇦
- Geological map from 1864

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🦴 Indian Tertiary and post Tertiary Vertebrata.
Calcutta: Geological Survey Office [etc., etc.], 1874-1902.
https://t.co/C2hVD8c0YS

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Vascular, geologic, disturbing, yet beautiful. I believe the figure arises from mathematics. Source: https://t.co/7DFlg3X7pu

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June 14, 1900, Hawaii islands become U.S. territory 🇺🇸
Vintage geological maps of Maui, O'ahu & Hawai'i 🌋

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Day 8: Rupture

Birthed in the earth's core, this ancient creature was discovered after a geological survey in the Philippines. Local legend tells of a fiery hell-beast that will rise from the ground and rebirth the world in flames.

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🦴 Indian Tertiary and post Tertiary Vertebrata.
Calcutta: Geological Survey Office [etc., etc.], 1874-1902.
https://t.co/OmH6GQQBRl

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Like geologic layers piling on top of one another, the struggles of queer people are varied and interwoven. Say no to discrimination. Stand for true equality.



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Map of the Principal Aquifers of the US. An aquifer is a geologic formation, a group of formations, or a part of a formation that contains sufficient saturated permeable material to yield significant quantities of water to wells and springs. Source: https://t.co/vafgbHr6ua

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Researchers in are part of an ambitious project that aims to produce 4D maps of the Earth’s mantle to help understand some of the most dramatic geological events in our history https://t.co/hIgsnWZATr

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Each period of geologic time on this plane corresponds to a specific color of mana:

Blue - Enigmazoic, Age of Mystery - Cambrian to the Devonian period

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May 16, 1861, botanist, teacher, naturalist, geologist John Stevens Henslow died He introduced a young Charles into natural sciences, including botany & geology 🌼
Henslow's geological map of Anglesey (1821), off the coast of Wales ⚒️ https://t.co/wyOjm37pwC

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R. Ufficio Geologico - Carta geologica delle Alpi occidentali - Dedotta Dai Rilevamenti Eseguiti Gagli Ingegneri del R. Corpo Delle Miniere, dal 188 al 1906 - Roma, 1908

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Pre-Plate Tectonics, what did geologist think the crust looked like?
Model of a cross section of the Earth's crust
1861 Geological Strata by Alexander von Humboldt

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On this day 200 years ago the published its 'Geological Map of England and Wales by G.B. Greenough Esq.' - an advance on Smith's map, Brochant de Villiers pronounced "by far the best map of this kind that we know". https://t.co/9UKKXPTvRR

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Something a little different for

When we say fossils are X, Y and Z million years old, it can be hard to place them into a geological timeline.⁣

Reconstructions like this by the excellent Ray Troll really help bring evolution and deep time to life.

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April 20, 1798, birthday of geologist William Edmond Logan, pioneer of Canadian geological research. He produced a monumental report, the results of 20 years of work, in 1863
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https://t.co/ePyvdGVjXV

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Swedish designer Kajsa Melchior’s ‘Fictive Erosion’ is a collection of sculpted furniture and lighting pieces that take geologically inspired forms, uniquely created using sand, pressure, air, and water. https://t.co/0cpYJwE00n

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