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Drilling half a kilometre through Romer's gap
The TW:eed project borehole near Berwick-upon-Tweed is exploring the flora and fauna of the distant past, explain Dave Millward and Nick Fraser, British Geological Survey and National Museums Scotland.Millward, Dave ; Fraser, Nicholas C
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An Upper Llandovery Konservat-Lagerstatte in a depositional context: the Pentland Hills Eurypterid Bed, Midlothian
Re-excavation and detailed logging of the sedimentary sequence which includes the Eurypterid Bed on the Gutterford Burn, Pentland Hills, Midlothian, has clarified the depositional setting of this Silurian Konservat–Lagerstätte. The relative positions of the Gutterford Burn limestones, beds yielding dendroid graptolites and the Eurypterid Bed itself have been identified. Clay...Anderson, Lyall I ; Clarkson, E N K ; Stewart, Sarah E ; Mitchell, D
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First record of a polyplacophoran from the Southern Uplands of Scotland
An intermediate sclerite of a paleoloricate chiton (Polyplacophora) collected from the Kirkcolm Formation (Ordovician, Lower Katian) of Kilbucho in the Scottish Borders (formerly Peeblesshire), Scotland represents the first record of the class in the Southern Uplands. The single Kilbucho specimen is morphologically distinct from documented taxa, and is described and...Candela, Yves ; Cherns, Lesley ; Troalen, Lore
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Letter, on commemorative plaques and Hugh Miller
Taylor, Michael A
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Book chapter
Stratigraphy, sedimentology, and paleontology of the Upper Triassic Solite Quarry, North Carolina and Virginia
This volume includes 10 field guides that explore the diverse geology of the southern and central Appalachians. These guides examine both ancient rocks and modern landscape processes, highlighting new research ideas regarding these old terranes. Three guides focus on the geology of the Appalachian Plateau and Valley and Ridge, considering...Liutkus-Pierce, Cynthia M ; Fraser, Nicholas C ; Heckert, Andrew B
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Book chapter
Gold in ancient Scotland
The Hunterian at the University of Glasgow are holding an exhibition "Scottish Gold" (14.3.14 - 15.6.14)and also publishing a book of the same name to accompany the exhibition. This book is the first comprehensive look at the use of gold in Scotland from prehistoric times to the present day. It...Clark, Neil D L ; Sheridan, J A
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Journal article
The Ellismuir fossil arachnid- the only known Scottish Carboniferous trigonotarbid
Elaverimartus pococki Petrunkevitch 1953 from above the Kiltongue Coal Seam (Langsettian) of Ellismuir, Baillieston (Glasgow) is the only example of the extinct arachnid order Trigonotarbida recorded from the Carboniferous Coal Measures of Scotland. The fossil is from the Robert Dunlop collection and, although not so well preserved, historical documentation in...Dunlop, J A ; Ross, Andrew ; Stewart, Sarah E
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Journal article
The first diplatyid earwig in Tertiary amber (Dermaptera: Diplatyidae): A new species from Miocene Mexican amber
The first earwig (Dermaptera) to be described from Mexican (Miocene) amber is named Haplodiplatys crightoni Ross & Engel sp.n., represented by an adult female and constituting the second record of the basal family Diplatyidae in the fossil record. Brief comments are made regarding the biogeographic implications of the fossil and...Ross, Andrew ; Engel, M S
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Amazing amber
Used for centuries as a decorative artefact, amber was treasured, too, for its perceived magical powers, crafted into charms and amulets to heal and ward off evil spirits. Amber also has the unique capacity to preserve fragile life that is millions of years old, opening a special window into the...Ross, Andrew ; Sheridan, J A