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Equatorial Minnesota: Death Valley National Park geology, Part II: Cambrian through Permian
When we left Death Valley National Park (DEVA) last week , we'd gotten partway through the Cambrian, into the early stages of a passive cont...
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Equatorial Minnesota: Algae and not-algae
The last of the fossils to be covered to complete the Upper Ordovician Twin Cities set (barring some microfossils and real rarities) are a n...
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Equatorial Minnesota: Mea culpa and Moabosaurus
I apologize for having been light on the whole "Minnesota" and "invertebrates" part of the blog for this year. Having been doing this for a ...
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Equatorial Minnesota: January 2018
Minnesota paleontology and geology, National Park Service paleontology, the Mesozoic, and occasional distractions
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Equatorial Minnesota: September 2021
Minnesota paleontology and geology, National Park Service paleontology, the Mesozoic, and occasional distractions
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Equatorial Minnesota: Crystal Ball for 2018
For 2018's first post, I once again peer into the mists of futurity and offer dinosaur-centric predictions on the year to come. Will I o...
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Equatorial Minnesota: March 2026
Minnesota paleontology and geology, National Park Service paleontology, the Mesozoic, and occasional distractions
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https://equatorialminnesota.blogspot.com/2016/04/death-valley-national-park-geology-part3.html
Equatorial Minnesota: Death Valley National Park geology, Part III: Mesozoic through Paleogene
We made it out of the Precambrian . We made it out of the Paleozoic . We aren't nearly out of Death Valley, though. There's still about 250 ...
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Equatorial Minnesota: May 2017
Minnesota paleontology and geology, National Park Service paleontology, the Mesozoic, and occasional distractions
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Equatorial Minnesota: November 2023
Minnesota paleontology and geology, National Park Service paleontology, the Mesozoic, and occasional distractions
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https://equatorialminnesota.blogspot.com/2020/09/changmiania-liaoningensis.html
Equatorial Minnesota: Changmiania liaoningensis
Of course Changmiania liaoningensis was going to get my attention; nearly complete hypsil-grade ornithischians are always welcome here. I h...
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Equatorial Minnesota: April 2014
Minnesota paleontology and geology, National Park Service paleontology, the Mesozoic, and occasional distractions
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https://equatorialminnesota.blogspot.com/2023/10/compact-thescelosaurus-year-eight.html
Equatorial Minnesota: Compact Thescelosaurus Year Eight
It's that time again, for National Fossil Day (October 11 this year), a new sheet for The Compact Thescelosaurus , and the annual ...
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https://equatorialminnesota.blogspot.com/2023/09/your-friends-titanosaurs-jiangxititan.html
Equatorial Minnesota: Your Friends The Titanosaurs: Jiangxititan ganzhouensis
It's that time again, when another titanosaur makes an introduction. Today we have Jiangxititan ganzhouensis , from the late Late Cretaceous...
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https://equatorialminnesota.blogspot.com/2026/03/afton-graptolites-revisited.html
Equatorial Minnesota: Afton graptolites revisited
There are two great lost fossil sites in the Twin Cities area. (The Brickyards don't count; they're not lost, they just aren't open to ...
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Equatorial Minnesota: February 2015
Minnesota paleontology and geology, National Park Service paleontology, the Mesozoic, and occasional distractions
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Equatorial Minnesota: January 2019
Minnesota paleontology and geology, National Park Service paleontology, the Mesozoic, and occasional distractions
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Equatorial Minnesota: October 2015
Minnesota paleontology and geology, National Park Service paleontology, the Mesozoic, and occasional distractions
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Equatorial Minnesota: February 2018
Minnesota paleontology and geology, National Park Service paleontology, the Mesozoic, and occasional distractions
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https://equatorialminnesota.blogspot.com/2017/05/nps-paleontology-roundup.html
Equatorial Minnesota: NPS Paleontology Roundup
In honor of the return of the Park Paleontology newsletter , I thought I'd do a roundup of some recent articles that discuss fossils from NP...
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https://equatorialminnesota.blogspot.com/2022/11/
Equatorial Minnesota: November 2022
Minnesota paleontology and geology, National Park Service paleontology, the Mesozoic, and occasional distractions
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https://equatorialminnesota.blogspot.com/2026/04/your-friends-titanosaurs-phosphatotitan.html
Equatorial Minnesota: Your Friends The Titanosaurs: Phosphatotitan khouribgaensis
The latest friendly titanosaur to come along hails from Morocco, making it the first named Moroccan titanosaur but not the first record...
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https://equatorialminnesota.blogspot.com/2019/05/
Equatorial Minnesota: May 2019
Minnesota paleontology and geology, National Park Service paleontology, the Mesozoic, and occasional distractions
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https://equatorialminnesota.blogspot.com/2023/03/prasopora-with-comment-on.html
Equatorial Minnesota: Prasopora, with a comment on biostratigraphy
Prasopora , the "gumdrop bryozoan ", is one of the most recognizable Ordovician fossils in Minnesota. Museum collections from Minneso...
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Equatorial Minnesota: August 2024
Minnesota paleontology and geology, National Park Service paleontology, the Mesozoic, and occasional distractions
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https://equatorialminnesota.blogspot.com/2020/04/kholumolumo-ellenbergerorum-and.html
Equatorial Minnesota: Kholumolumo ellenbergerorum and "Thotobolosaurus"
With the twin unofficial missions of Equatorial Minnesota to cover Elliot Formation "prosauropods" and find out what happened to unpublished...
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https://equatorialminnesota.blogspot.com/2016/12/
Equatorial Minnesota: December 2016
Minnesota paleontology and geology, National Park Service paleontology, the Mesozoic, and occasional distractions
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Equatorial Minnesota: August 2023
Minnesota paleontology and geology, National Park Service paleontology, the Mesozoic, and occasional distractions
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Equatorial Minnesota: October 2017
Minnesota paleontology and geology, National Park Service paleontology, the Mesozoic, and occasional distractions
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Equatorial Minnesota: 2019
Minnesota paleontology and geology, National Park Service paleontology, the Mesozoic, and occasional distractions
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Equatorial Minnesota: April 2016
Minnesota paleontology and geology, National Park Service paleontology, the Mesozoic, and occasional distractions
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https://equatorialminnesota.blogspot.com/2024/05/
Equatorial Minnesota: May 2024
Minnesota paleontology and geology, National Park Service paleontology, the Mesozoic, and occasional distractions
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Equatorial Minnesota: May 2018
Minnesota paleontology and geology, National Park Service paleontology, the Mesozoic, and occasional distractions
equatorial minnesotamay
https://equatorialminnesota.blogspot.com/2020/04/
Equatorial Minnesota: April 2020
Minnesota paleontology and geology, National Park Service paleontology, the Mesozoic, and occasional distractions
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https://equatorialminnesota.blogspot.com/2015/05/
Equatorial Minnesota: May 2015
Minnesota paleontology and geology, National Park Service paleontology, the Mesozoic, and occasional distractions
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https://equatorialminnesota.blogspot.com/2019/03/titanosaur-osteoderms-introduction.html
Equatorial Minnesota: Titanosaur osteoderms: introduction and history of study
One of the most notable aspects of titanosaurs is the presence of bony armor in at least some species. It's where we get Lithostrotia ("inl...
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https://equatorialminnesota.blogspot.com/2015/03/bivalves.html
Equatorial Minnesota: Bivalves
The clam. The oyster. The scallop. The mussel. These are not just names suitable for a low-rank themed superhero or supervillain, but they a...
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Equatorial Minnesota: 2022
Minnesota paleontology and geology, National Park Service paleontology, the Mesozoic, and occasional distractions
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https://equatorialminnesota.blogspot.com/2016/02/gonioceras-when-nautiloid-is-also.html
Equatorial Minnesota: Gonioceras: when a nautiloid is also a shovel-flounder
In a previous post , we were briefly introduced to the local nautiloids, which for the most part inhabited straight, gently tapered shells. ...
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https://equatorialminnesota.blogspot.com/2017/10/halloween-platteville-in-disguise.html
Equatorial Minnesota: Halloween: Platteville in disguise
Let's start with a pair of photos, one of typical Platteville Formation fossils and the same for the Decorah Shale: Welcome to the Ordov...
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Equatorial Minnesota
Minnesota paleontology and geology, National Park Service paleontology, the Mesozoic, and occasional distractions
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