Fossiliam: Dr Liam Herringshaw
The lecture notes for the 3rd class – the Cambrian Explosion – can be downloaded here: 2013_LifeThruTime_Lect3 A University of Maryland website discussing ‘The Long Fuse of the Cambrian Explosion’ can be found here. High-quality artist’s impressions of the weirdos of the Cambrian can be found on National Geographic here. The fantastic Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) website about the Burgess...
Further to the talk I gave on UK shale gas at the University of York, here are some links that might be of interest. TNO, the Dutch geological survey, has issued a “European Shale Gas Argument Map” addressing the pros and cons. You can find it here. Shale Gas, the Basics, by the British Geological Survey can be found here....
The lecture notes for class 2 can be found here: 2013_LifeThruTime_Lect2 An interview with Ediacaran palaeontologist Dr Alex Liu can be found on the Palaeocast website here. Some of my photos of Ediacaran fossils from Newfoundland can be found on Flickr here.
A colour pdf of the first week’s lecture slides can be found here: 2013_LifeThruTime_Lect1 If you’re looking for a good palaeontology textbook, try Mike Benton & Dave Harper’s “Introduction to Paleobiology and the Fossil Record” (2009). Useful web resources on evolution and fossils: 1. History of life through time (University of California Museum of Paleontology) 2. Understanding Evolution (University of...
Finally, some weeks after actually giving the presentation, here is the pdf of the 10th and final class in my University of York Lifelong Learning course: 2012_GHB_Lect10 Additional links: The JNCC book ‘British Tertiary Stratigraphy’ describes the Palaeogene and Neogene Sites of Special Scientific Interest, a list of which can be found here. Information on the British Tertiary (or Palaeogene)...
Cretaceous Britain: not just chalk The lecture notes for the class can be found here: 2012_GHB_Lect9 Information on the Lower Cretaceous can be found on the Geological Society website here, and information on the Upper Cretaceous here. Images from the GCR volume “British Upper Cretaceous Stratigraphy” can be found here. Information on Baryonyx walkeri (‘Walker’s heavy claw’), the fish-hunting dinosaur...
Jurassic: the seas return The slides from the class can be found here: 2012_GHB_Lect8 An excellent overview of the Rhaetian of the UK is provided on the JNCC website here. It explains the stratigraphy, palaeontology, and where the Rhaetian can be seen. A guide to the Lower Jurassic is available on the Geological Society website (click here). Images from the JNCC...
New Red Sandstones – the Permian and Triassic The slides from the lecture can be found here: 2012_GHB_Lect7 An excellent overview of the Permian and Triassic of the UK, listing the best places to see rocks of this interval, can be found on the JNCC website here. An overview of the Permian can be found at the University of California Museum...
Lime, sand and coal – the Carboniferous The lecture slides for the class can be found here: 2012_GHB_Lect6_bw An overview of the Carboniferous period is provided on the Natural England website here. A free publication on the geology of the North Pennines can be found here. A brief overview of the Yoredale Group in Northumberland National Park can be found...
Silurian and Devonian – closure of Iapetus and the building of Britain The lecture notes for class 5 are available as a pdf here: 2012_GHB_Lect5 Images from the GCR book “British Silurian Stratigraphy” can be found here. They include a comparison of Murchison, Sedgwick and Lapworth’s stratigraphies with that recognized in the late 20th Century (which has since been modified,...