Tag: Minnesota
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Throwback Thursday #228: Midwest Federation Convention 1956
This is Throwback Thursday #228. In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have any contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc …), please send them to esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! The Midwest Federation of Mineralogical & Geological Societies (MWF) is holding their 2024 convention in East Peoria on August…
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Help Choose Minnesota’s State Fossil
Minnesota is one of just 7 states without a state fossil. The Science Museum of Minnesota has a page up with 8 possible candidates. They include a saber-toothed cat (Homotherium), a trilobite (Dikelocephalus minnesotensis), a large shelled cephalopod (Endoceras), and some large mammals (Bison antiquus and Mammuthus columbi). There’s even a shark (Squalicorax)! Here is…
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Geology Books
Via Geology.com: …Congratulations to Richard W. Ojakangas who has authored “Roadside Geology of Minnesota,” a new book that can guide you to the geology of Minnesota that can be seen along the highway…. Also, just saw that the Amateur Geologist has a long list of recommended books…
