Fossils and Other Living Things
Ruminations on paleontology and life by an amateur at both
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
House Finches and the Prescient Charles Aiken
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In a somewhat roundabout fashion, the three House Finches ( Haemorhous mexicanus ) shown below led me to Charles Edward Howard Aiken (1850-1...
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Fossils and Glitter
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I found a thought-provoking juxtaposition of fossils and that ubiquitous element of children's art - glitter - in a recent edition of th...
Saturday, September 27, 2025
What's In a Name (Scientific or Otherwise)?
Pedigree of a Large Shark Species
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For this post, I found myself considering the value and significance of names. Perhaps inevitably, I turned to Shakespeare's Romeo and...
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