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“Rise of” My Interest in Paleoanthropology

“What do we have today…well we have more monkeys than we can put in a barrel” – Dr. Relethford I just had the pleasure of watching Rise of the Planet of the Apes, a great movie that I would like … Continue reading

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An Alluring Glow: Accretionary Wedge – 37

“Fascinating is a word I use for the unexpected.”- Spock Geology has many wondrous or “sexy” things to share with the world; the Grand Canyon (above), glaciers, volcanos, the list goes on! There is a lot of romanticism in geology as … Continue reading

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A Puzzling Print

“There is a multi-legged creature crawling on your shoulder.”- Spock For the past year, my adviser and I have been working on mapping the Jurassic aged dinosaur tracks in the Connecticut River Valley. We came across one pair of tracks that does … Continue reading

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