A History Of Life

1. Ichthyosaur turbidites
(Taphonomy/Vertebrate Transport & Burial)

...hort time. But where a modern turbidity current may catch something as a dolphin or whale carcass on its way to the last burial place, during the Norian it was ichthyosaurs, eusauropterygians and t...

2. The forgotten ingredient
(Theory of evolution/Earth Science matters)

...87) during the years of Darwin’s own formation as a naturalist, himself having contributed in focusing its importance through some writings that preceded his most important work. The dis...

3. Strange Science
(Theory of evolution/Earth Science matters)

...resources you can use to learn more'. For instance, go check the 'goof gallery' with its "dinosaurs & dragons " or "sea monsters " to find tens of illustratio...

4. Methane, flatulence, and the coevolution of bacteria
(Past ecosystems/Microbial communities)

...s smell sulfurous it is not likely to be rich in methane. Direct evidence for methane in flatulence is its flammability [...] A fraternity trick—not recommended here—is to attempt to light one’s flatu...

5. What's a mangrove?
(Past ecosystems/Mangrove forest)

...lly submerged in sea water, capable of building tidal forests. But mangrove is also said of the forest itself, or of the whole community (Tomlinson 1986). What about the past? When do you recognize so...

6. Paleontological sites of the Pisa Province (Italy)
(Paleontological sites/Neogene Europe)

Neogene deposits of Tuscany are noteworthy for several reasons. The first is that the succession is thick (up to 2000 m) and rather continuous, covering the Messinian-Pliestocene interval with mostl

7. Manifesto
(Static Content)

...ial organism, yet the complexities of life in our own Earth are surely large enough and the details of its history so countless that one's lifetime spent to document and study the creatures that l...