Tremendous thanks to all of my paleontology and geology colleagues for helping me get this article published in the new Geo-Heritage special issue from Springer! It's been a true academic labor of love!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A Shaligram Stone in an Ammonite World: The Importance of Understanding Himalayan Fossils as Geo-Heritage - Geoheritage
Geoheritage - For more than two thousand years, the veneration of sacred fossil ammonites, called Shaligrams, has been an integral part of ritual practice throughout South Asia. Originating from a...
link.springer.com
April 22, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Tremendous thanks to all of my paleontology and geology colleagues for helping me get this article published in the new Geo-Heritage special issue from Springer! It's been a true academic labor of love!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Thinking about a geoheritage concept map and what makes geoheritage collections and perspectives valuable for the future. edinos.ca/geoheritage-... ⚒️
Geoheritage Concept Map - eDinos: Stones, Stories and Skeletons
A concept map of geoheritage collections that includes people, places, geoscience, taphonomy and taxonomy.
edinos.ca
September 22, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Thinking about a geoheritage concept map and what makes geoheritage collections and perspectives valuable for the future. edinos.ca/geoheritage-... ⚒️
Basaltic cooling columns at Güvem geoheritage site, Turkey (2010)
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June 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Basaltic cooling columns at Güvem geoheritage site, Turkey (2010)
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Happy International Geodiversity Day! ⚒️ 🧪 #PhiGeo
@geodiversityday.bsky.social
youtu.be/LtFzkDMsYtI?...
www.geodiversityday.org/what-is-geod...
@geodiversityday.bsky.social
youtu.be/LtFzkDMsYtI?...
www.geodiversityday.org/what-is-geod...
Geodiversity: Biodiversity's Silent Partner
YouTube video by Oxford Geoheritage Virtual Conference
youtu.be
October 6, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Happy International Geodiversity Day! ⚒️ 🧪 #PhiGeo
@geodiversityday.bsky.social
youtu.be/LtFzkDMsYtI?...
www.geodiversityday.org/what-is-geod...
@geodiversityday.bsky.social
youtu.be/LtFzkDMsYtI?...
www.geodiversityday.org/what-is-geod...
theconversation.com/fossil-treas...
"... Scientists and heritage authorities have an obligation to celebrate, protect and preserve them as vitally important geoheritage items, and to raise awareness about this precious, newly discovered resource..."
"... Scientists and heritage authorities have an obligation to celebrate, protect and preserve them as vitally important geoheritage items, and to raise awareness about this precious, newly discovered resource..."
Fossil treasure chest: how to preserve the geoheritage of South Africa’s Cape coast
South Africa is home to some remarkable geoheritage.
theconversation.com
January 27, 2025 at 12:25 PM
theconversation.com/fossil-treas...
"... Scientists and heritage authorities have an obligation to celebrate, protect and preserve them as vitally important geoheritage items, and to raise awareness about this precious, newly discovered resource..."
"... Scientists and heritage authorities have an obligation to celebrate, protect and preserve them as vitally important geoheritage items, and to raise awareness about this precious, newly discovered resource..."
Pap, N., Solti, A., Szabó, A. et al. Resurrection from Dinosaur Footprints: Shifting from a Coal Mining Past to a ‘Geoheritage’ Future. The Successful Shift of Komló city (Mecsek Mountains, Hungary, Europe). Geoheritage 18, 223 (2026). doi.org/10.1007/s123...
Client Challenge
doi.org
September 20, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Pap, N., Solti, A., Szabó, A. et al. Resurrection from Dinosaur Footprints: Shifting from a Coal Mining Past to a ‘Geoheritage’ Future. The Successful Shift of Komló city (Mecsek Mountains, Hungary, Europe). Geoheritage 18, 223 (2026). doi.org/10.1007/s123...
An ongoing project - Explore a couple of #geology maps of #Halifax #NovaScotia from 1870s - produced by David Honeyman. edinos.ca/geoheritage-...
GeoHeritage Maps - eDinos
A project to conserve and clean a series of geoheritage maps at the Nova Scotia Museum is underway. This geoheritage project is supported by the Atlantic Geoscience Society in 2023. The maps date back...
edinos.ca
October 31, 2023 at 12:46 AM
An ongoing project - Explore a couple of #geology maps of #Halifax #NovaScotia from 1870s - produced by David Honeyman. edinos.ca/geoheritage-...
Can Geology explain why the Styx River was so deadly
& suggest why Styx poison was associated with the death of Alexander the Great?
you can now read my article in Geoheritage
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
& suggest why Styx poison was associated with the death of Alexander the Great?
you can now read my article in Geoheritage
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Can Geology Explain the Deadly Reputation of the Styx River and Shed Light on the Death of Alexander the Great? - Geoheritage
Geoheritage - Modern discoveries of two naturally occurring toxins that thrive in limestone-rich environments offer clues to understanding how the Styx (Mavroneri) River received its nefarious...
link.springer.com
June 5, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Can Geology explain why the Styx River was so deadly
& suggest why Styx poison was associated with the death of Alexander the Great?
you can now read my article in Geoheritage
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
& suggest why Styx poison was associated with the death of Alexander the Great?
you can now read my article in Geoheritage
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
This week @richardjbutler.bsky.social and I are in Morocco for a conference @USMBA on Morocco's geoheritage. It's always such a pleasure to be here. We were gifted these beautiful hand made Adratiklit rugs 😍😍
October 14, 2025 at 8:12 PM
This week @richardjbutler.bsky.social and I are in Morocco for a conference @USMBA on Morocco's geoheritage. It's always such a pleasure to be here. We were gifted these beautiful hand made Adratiklit rugs 😍😍
Interesting and nuanced open-access paper by Adrienne Mayor, investigating why the river Styx might have acquired such a deadly reputation in ancient times that early writers ascribed Alexander the Great's death to being poisoned by its waters: link.springer.com/article/10.1... #AncientSky
Can Geology Explain the Deadly Reputation of the Styx River and Shed Light on the Death of Alexander the Great? - Geoheritage
Geoheritage - Modern discoveries of two naturally occurring toxins that thrive in limestone-rich environments offer clues to understanding how the Styx (Mavroneri) River received its nefarious...
link.springer.com
July 1, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Interesting and nuanced open-access paper by Adrienne Mayor, investigating why the river Styx might have acquired such a deadly reputation in ancient times that early writers ascribed Alexander the Great's death to being poisoned by its waters: link.springer.com/article/10.1... #AncientSky
Famous #WillowCreekAnticline #EggMountain #TwoMedicine @museumoftherockies.bsky.social Locality named #Geoheritage site! www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/interna...
Montana dinosaur nesting grounds named International Geoheritage Site
For much of the 20th century, dinosaurs had been thought of as lumbering, lizard-like animals. The surprising findings at Egg Mountain suggested dinosaurs were more dynamic and social than previously
www.bozemandailychronicle.com
January 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Check out the original article (Open Access) in Geoheritage link.springer.com/article/10.1... and watch for her new book this Fall.
Can Geology Explain the Deadly Reputation of the Styx River and Shed Light on the Death of Alexander the Great? - Geoheritage
Geoheritage - Modern discoveries of two naturally occurring toxins that thrive in limestone-rich environments offer clues to understanding how the Styx (Mavroneri) River received its nefarious...
link.springer.com
July 16, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Check out the original article (Open Access) in Geoheritage link.springer.com/article/10.1... and watch for her new book this Fall.
I am fascinated by the ways long-dormant volcanoes influence landscapes.
How a Volcano Shaped the South Texas Landscape
Researchers in the Rio Grande Valley are working to preserve the region's natural resources by studying its geoheritage
texashighways.com
July 11, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I am fascinated by the ways long-dormant volcanoes influence landscapes.
🦕 An excellent geoheritage story to start the year:
NEW: In a stunning find, researchers from Oxford University and @unibirmingham.bsky.social have uncovered a huge expanse of quarry floor filled with hundreds of different dinosaur footprints, creating multiple enormous trackways.
More info ⬇️
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-01...
More info ⬇️
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-01...
Major new footprint discoveries on Britain’s ‘dinosaur highway’ |
In a stunning find, researchers from the Universities of Oxford and Birmingham have uncovered a huge expanse of quarry floor filled with hundreds of different dinosaur footprints, creating multiple
www.ox.ac.uk
January 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
🦕 An excellent geoheritage story to start the year:
Closing presentations at #SHV30 on the themes of geoheritage, and imagining new opportunities for volcano tourism and geopark development on the island of #Montserrat.
July 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Closing presentations at #SHV30 on the themes of geoheritage, and imagining new opportunities for volcano tourism and geopark development on the island of #Montserrat.
IGC Scientific Program, Category Theme 1 - Geoheritage, Education, Outreach, Communications, Policy, Career Development. 🧵1/3
Photo credit: Carleton field trip, ON by Jerry Demorcy.
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #ScientificProgram #Geoheritage #Education #CareerDevelopment
Photo credit: Carleton field trip, ON by Jerry Demorcy.
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #ScientificProgram #Geoheritage #Education #CareerDevelopment
July 6, 2026 at 2:32 PM
IGC Scientific Program, Category Theme 1 - Geoheritage, Education, Outreach, Communications, Policy, Career Development. 🧵1/3
Photo credit: Carleton field trip, ON by Jerry Demorcy.
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #ScientificProgram #Geoheritage #Education #CareerDevelopment
Photo credit: Carleton field trip, ON by Jerry Demorcy.
#IGC2028Canada #GeosciencesForHumanity #ScientificProgram #Geoheritage #Education #CareerDevelopment
And some important context from @hlee.bsky.social about how this priceless geoheritage, on tribal land, is threatened by indiscriminate sample collection.
Very happy to see the attention given to this work 👇⚒️🧪 that was also presented to #AGU24. Access to the Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt is now restricted due to thoughtless damage (not by these scientists) described below www.science.org/content/arti...
June 27, 2025 at 1:12 PM
And some important context from @hlee.bsky.social about how this priceless geoheritage, on tribal land, is threatened by indiscriminate sample collection.
Some of the world's leading voices in geoheritage are joining us virtually for two special Geoheritage Pardee Symposium Webinars following GSA Connects 2026.
📅 Part I - 12 November: geosociety.co/Geoheritage-Webinar-I
📅 Part II - 17 November: geosociety.co/Geoheritage-Webinar-II
📅 Part I - 12 November: geosociety.co/Geoheritage-Webinar-I
📅 Part II - 17 November: geosociety.co/Geoheritage-Webinar-II
August 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Some of the world's leading voices in geoheritage are joining us virtually for two special Geoheritage Pardee Symposium Webinars following GSA Connects 2026.
📅 Part I - 12 November: geosociety.co/Geoheritage-Webinar-I
📅 Part II - 17 November: geosociety.co/Geoheritage-Webinar-II
📅 Part I - 12 November: geosociety.co/Geoheritage-Webinar-I
📅 Part II - 17 November: geosociety.co/Geoheritage-Webinar-II
German (roofing) slate - especially in the Harz Mountains region like Quedlinburg - is part of the IUGS Geoheritage since 2024. ⚒️ #Geology
iugs-geoheritage.org/geoheritage_...
iugs-geoheritage.org/geoheritage_...
July 24, 2026 at 4:43 PM
German (roofing) slate - especially in the Harz Mountains region like Quedlinburg - is part of the IUGS Geoheritage since 2024. ⚒️ #Geology
iugs-geoheritage.org/geoheritage_...
iugs-geoheritage.org/geoheritage_...
Oh! And...🏺🧪💀🐚📖🪨
Tremendous thanks to all of my paleontology and geology colleagues for helping me get this article published in the new Geo-Heritage special issue from Springer! It's been a true academic labor of love!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Tremendous thanks to all of my paleontology and geology colleagues for helping me get this article published in the new Geo-Heritage special issue from Springer! It's been a true academic labor of love!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A Shaligram Stone in an Ammonite World: The Importance of Understanding Himalayan Fossils as Geo-Heritage - Geoheritage
Geoheritage - For more than two thousand years, the veneration of sacred fossil ammonites, called Shaligrams, has been an integral part of ritual practice throughout South Asia. Originating from a...
link.springer.com
April 22, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Oh! And...🏺🧪💀🐚📖🪨
Tremendous thanks to all of my paleontology and geology colleagues for helping me get this article published in the new Geo-Heritage special issue from Springer! It's been a true academic labor of love!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Tremendous thanks to all of my paleontology and geology colleagues for helping me get this article published in the new Geo-Heritage special issue from Springer! It's been a true academic labor of love!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Siccar Point is one of the most important geoheritage sites in the world; we think visitors deserve to hear why.
Help us install a Deep Time Trail - donate to the Crowdfunder now. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/siccar-point
youtu.be/OeHsVJiO9gE
Help us install a Deep Time Trail - donate to the Crowdfunder now. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/siccar-point
youtu.be/OeHsVJiO9gE
Help us build a Deep Time Trail at Siccar Point
YouTube video by Scottish Geology Trust
youtu.be
September 15, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Siccar Point is one of the most important geoheritage sites in the world; we think visitors deserve to hear why.
Help us install a Deep Time Trail - donate to the Crowdfunder now. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/siccar-point
youtu.be/OeHsVJiO9gE
Help us install a Deep Time Trail - donate to the Crowdfunder now. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/siccar-point
youtu.be/OeHsVJiO9gE
core complexes are weird, but also pretty fun
Now a IUGS geoheritage site:
iugs-geoheritage.org/geoheritage_...
Now a IUGS geoheritage site:
iugs-geoheritage.org/geoheritage_...
Northern Snake Range metamorphic core complex - IUGS
iugs-geoheritage.org
July 2, 2025 at 9:51 PM
core complexes are weird, but also pretty fun
Now a IUGS geoheritage site:
iugs-geoheritage.org/geoheritage_...
Now a IUGS geoheritage site:
iugs-geoheritage.org/geoheritage_...
🇲🇦 Wrapping up a great fieldwork in Morocco including digging up Middle Jurassic dinosaurs 🦕 & attending a meeting on the protection of the regional geoheritage & a Middle Atlas Geoparc initiative @nhm-london.bsky.social @tweetisaurus.bsky.social @richardjbutler.bsky.social @simonwills.bsky.social
May 21, 2026 at 7:30 AM
🇲🇦 Wrapping up a great fieldwork in Morocco including digging up Middle Jurassic dinosaurs 🦕 & attending a meeting on the protection of the regional geoheritage & a Middle Atlas Geoparc initiative @nhm-london.bsky.social @tweetisaurus.bsky.social @richardjbutler.bsky.social @simonwills.bsky.social
New blog post: a geoheritage view of Oakland's Claremont Canyon
Claremont Canyon geology meets geography
I’ve written about Claremont Canyon several times over the years, including its wineglass shape and the rocks exposed around its rim: sandstone, chert, conglomerate, lava. This geological set…
oaklandgeology.com
June 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
New blog post: a geoheritage view of Oakland's Claremont Canyon
