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Joggins Fossil Cliffs
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 25 มี.ค. 2021
"Extreme Coastal Erosion in Easternmost Cape Breton Island" with Marcos Zentilli
An exposed part of the coast of Cape Breton Island at Gooseberry Cove, north of Louisburg, shows extreme devastation from Hurricane Fiona 2022: stripped soil and vegetation and jostled large boulders as far as 12 m above sea level, and 130 m inland; no building or structure would have survived. The wind uprooted trees for more than 1 km and those dead twisted trees now pose a serious fire hazard to coastal communities. We need awareness of the potential vulnerability of certain parts of our coast.
Dr. Zentilli was educated as a geologist in Chile and received a PhD from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. He retired in 2005 as Emeritus Professor at Dalhousie University, in Halifax, N.S. where he taught and did geological research in Atlantic Canada, the Canadian Arctic and the Andes of South America.
This seminar features an introduction on erosion from Dr. Jade Atkins, the Curator and Director of Science & Research at the Joggins Fossil Cliffs & Institute.
Full seminar title: "Extreme Coastal Erosion in Easternmost Cape Breton Island: Effects of Hurricane Fiona 2022."
This seminar originally aired as part of Joggins Fossil Institute's Virtual Seminar Series on 28 November, 2024.
Dr. Zentilli was educated as a geologist in Chile and received a PhD from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. He retired in 2005 as Emeritus Professor at Dalhousie University, in Halifax, N.S. where he taught and did geological research in Atlantic Canada, the Canadian Arctic and the Andes of South America.
This seminar features an introduction on erosion from Dr. Jade Atkins, the Curator and Director of Science & Research at the Joggins Fossil Cliffs & Institute.
Full seminar title: "Extreme Coastal Erosion in Easternmost Cape Breton Island: Effects of Hurricane Fiona 2022."
This seminar originally aired as part of Joggins Fossil Institute's Virtual Seminar Series on 28 November, 2024.
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"The H2O hitchhiker: Water moves through the deep crust with melt" with Sabastien Dyer
มุมมอง 4121 วันที่ผ่านมา
Water is the most important chemical to nearly every type of natural process on earth, yet we have little understanding of how it moves through the earth's crust at great depths where free water should be limited. One mechanism of water transport is as a component in crustal melts; in this talk, Sabastien shows an example of this occurring on a large scale in the ancient Grenville orogen. Sabas...
"Hoodoo we find? The story of Bryce Canyon National Park as told by fossils" with Alexandra Bonham
มุมมอง 8221 วันที่ผ่านมา
Bryce Canyon National Park in southern Utah draws visitors from all over the world to marvel at the splendid array of colorful rock pillars and erosional vistas. In addition to the unique ‘hoodoo’ landscape, the park geology records diverse ecology and environments from the late Cretaceous and Paleogene. Researchers and park staff have been uncovering the story of Bryce Canyon through park foss...
"Brymbo Fossil Forest" with Tim Astrop
มุมมอง 4621 วันที่ผ่านมา
The Brymbo Fossil Forest project aims to transform a 300 million year old in-situ forest in North Wales (UK) into one of Europe's most impressive palaeontological attractions and centres for Carboniferous research. Dr. Astrop discusses the obstacles and solutions faced in getting the project funded and greenlit as well as the work ahead. Dr. Tim Astrop is a palaeontologist and the Fossil Coordi...
"Georgia Through Deep Time" with Cameron Muskelly
มุมมอง 1399 หลายเดือนก่อน
When you think of the state of Georgia in the southern US, you certainly don't think of fossils. The state has a rich fossil record that goes back half a billion years. With Cameron Muskelly, we take a journey through deep time into the fossil record of the peach state. Cameron is a science communicator and self-taught paleontologist with a large following on his TH-cam, “Paleo 101”. Cameron ed...
"The Half-Made World: Searching for the Origin of Terrestrial Vertebrate Ecosystems" with Ben Otoo
มุมมอง 409 หลายเดือนก่อน
The end-Devonian mass extinction (EDME) has been proposed as the inflection point between the two first phases of tetrapod evolution: the obligately aquatic, low-diversity Devonian radiation and the speciose and ecologically diverse Carboniferous radiation. This Carboniferous radiation contains the early members of modern tetrapod lineages, making up the first terrestrial vertebrate communities...
"The Critical Role and Impact of Fossil Preparation in Paleontological Research" with Kelsie Abrams
มุมมอง 879 หลายเดือนก่อน
Kelsie Abrams is the Fossil Lab Manager and head preparator at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture in Seattle, Washington. Fossil preparation is the art and science of removing fossils from stone and requires a vast array of expert knowledge in methods and materials in order to ensure safe recovery of a fossil. Fossil preparation is a critical component of paleontology, and yet much...
"What Happens in the Field Cannot Stay in the Field" with Darrin Pagnac
มุมมอง 129 หลายเดือนก่อน
Dr. Darrin Pagnac is a Professor in the Department of Geology and Geological Engineering and Interim Director of the Museum of Geology at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. His research focuses on mammalian palaeoecology, the development of grassland ecosystems, and geology pedagogy and inclusion issues. Dr. Pagnac's seminar is about the Fieldwork Inspiring Expanded Leadership and Div...
Trotting Through Time: An Overview of Horse Evolution with Special Focus on NA Equus with Zoe Landry
มุมมอง 158ปีที่แล้ว
The evolutionary lineage of the horse is one of the best documented in palaeontology. However, despite the abundance of fossils that have been found, many details of the horse’s evolution are still poorly understood and highly debated. Join PhD Candidate Zoe Landry (University of Ottawa) as she takes you through the evolutionary journey of the horse, from the 55-million year old ancestor Eohipp...
"Fecal Matters: Coprolites from the Joggins Formation" with Nikole Bingham-Koslowski & Melissa Grey
มุมมอง 53ปีที่แล้ว
Join us for a deep dive into the aquatic realm of the Late Carboniferous where we use fish feces to help understand this 300-million-year-old food web. Dr. Nikole Bingham-Koslowski is a Research Scientist at the Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa; and Dr. Melissa Grey is a part-time faculty member in Biology at Mount Allison University. Full seminar title: “Fecal Matters: Breaking down the ele...
“What Antarctic Amphibians Reveal About the Recovery From Earth's Largest Extinction" with Bryan Gee
มุมมอง 147ปีที่แล้ว
Dr. Bryan Gee is a research scientist at the University of Washington. His research focuses on the deep time evolution and palaeobiology of amphibians and what their remarkable success over 330 million years tells us about past ecosystems and environments. Full seminar title: “Back from the brink: What Antarctic amphibians reveal about the recovery from Earth's largest extinction” This seminar ...
“Romer’s Gap Palynology: A Fossil Sneeze to Remember!” with Olivia King
มุมมอง 176ปีที่แล้ว
Refinement of geological ages is a continuous and necessary endeavor in geology and paleontology to understand Earth’s history, locally and globally. Olivia’s research focuses on the use of fossil spores to age rocks of the Early Mississippian (350 million years ago) in New Brunswick, which have yielded important discoveries of ancient salamander trackways and bones in Romer’s Gap; a 30-million...
“Historic Visits to the Fossil Forests of Joggins, Nova Scotia: 1842-1913” with Tim Fedak
มุมมอง 1702 ปีที่แล้ว
In this public seminar, Dr. Tim Fedak shares information about new research related to visits to the Joggins Fossil Forests. In 1842, Charles Lyell visited the fossil forests for the first time, accompanied by Abraham Gesner. Lyell’s notebook has recently been digitized at the University of Edinburgh and provides new insights into his visit. In 1876, Thomas Weston was one of the first to photog...
“Inspiring Interest in Nova Scotia Natural History” with Regan Maloney
มุมมอง 382 ปีที่แล้ว
In this talk Regan Maloney shares her experiences as the Interpretation and Lab Manager at the Fundy Geological Museum and as a Master of Museum Education Student at University of British Columbia. Regan has a passion for sharing her love of natural history, especially evolution and palaeontology. In this seminar she shares what she has learned so far as a natural history educator and ways prog...
“An Overview of Studies on Vegetation at Forest Edges” with Caroline Franklin
มุมมอง 292 ปีที่แล้ว
Forest edges contribute to landscape heterogeneity and play important ecological roles. Dr. Caroline Franklin provides a comprehensive review of global edge studies focused on vegetation. Caroline also identifies trends in edge studies over time, determine types and localities of studied edges, and compare findings on edge influence. Finally, Caroline presents results of a study that investigat...
“High-Elevation Toadlets and the Diversification in the Neotropics” with Thais Condez
มุมมอง 282 ปีที่แล้ว
“High-Elevation Toadlets and the Diversification in the Neotropics” with Thais Condez
“The Evolving Forests of Ancient Atlantic Canada” with Misha Whittingham
มุมมอง 1862 ปีที่แล้ว
“The Evolving Forests of Ancient Atlantic Canada” with Misha Whittingham
Nice presentation! I've been working in fossil preparation for 4 decades. The chemical materials have changed dramatically. Techniques in the field in time are going to require far more skill and knowledge to save bone and teeth for future research in micro study and chemical analysis. Many millions of fossils are held in institutions and most still need further prep work, and old deteriorating specimens desperately require better conservation. It's critical for our science educators to teach new technology to our public on why when fossils in the field are discovered that they really should inform professionals who know who to safety transfer them from the fossil excavation site to the paleo lab. Your continued success in your paleontology field of research and yes fossil preparation is definitely an art and a highly technical field!
So is there Dinosaur fossils over in that cliff cause some of the things I have seen out there looks like horns off maybe a dinosaur sticking multiple inches out of the stone
My interest is much more in the human history of the area than the natural history, but I still very much enjoyed this presentation. The world _always_ needs more Cumberland County content!