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It's not uncommon to find the fossil imprints of seashells in the rocks lining streambeds here in upstate New York. Today we're looking deeper into this natural phenomenon and in the process discovered the huge importance fossils like these played in the creation of geology as a distinct scientific field.
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Sources / Further Reading
geology.teacherfriendlyguide.org/index.php/fossils/region-2-appalachian-piedmont
degruyter.com/document/doi/10.12987/9780300224566-004/pdf
earthathome.org/hoe/se/fossils-brp
blog.nyhistory.org/18696-2
archive.org/details/elementsofconcho00mend
books.google.com/books?id=ppDvjwEACAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
jstor.org/stable/23153528
dinosaurpictures.org/ancient-earth#500
fossilguy.com/sites/18mile/18_col.htm
fossilguy.com/id_papers/index.htm
wallace-online.org/converted/pdf/1835_Lyell_WS2.1.pdf
http://www.bressan-geoconsult.eu/the-origin-of-geology/
abriefhistoryoflife.com/2015/04/16/13-geotheories-and-revolution-1750-1790
blogs.scientificamerican.com/history-of-geology/darwin-the-geologist
loc.gov/resource/g9096c.ct003148
nms.ac.uk/media/1163885/fossil-review-complete-_review-of-fossil-collections-in-scotland.pdf
geo.libretexts.org/Courses/Gettysburg_College/Book%3A_An_Introduction_to_Geology_(Johnson_Affolter_Inkenbrandt_and_Mosher)/02%3A_Plate_Tectonics/2.01%3A_Alfred_Wegener%E2%80%99s_Continental_Drift_Hypothesis
web.archive.org/web/20160303225940/http://www.amnh.org/education/resources/rfl/web/essaybooks/earth/p_hutton.html
loc.gov/item/2009579466
https://uhlibraries.pressbooks.pub/historicalgeologylab/chapter/chapter01-platetectonics/
museumoftheearth.org/learn-and-teach/fossil-id
earthathome.org/quick-guide-common-fossils
researchgate.net/publication/264416366_Index_of_Living_and_Fossil_Echinoids_1971-2008
forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2017/01/17/darwins-first-steps-as-a-geologist/?sh=47bb77045495
loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_14233
Music:
"Silver Flame" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Ave Marimba" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Deliberate Thought" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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It's not uncommon to find the fossil imprints of seashells in the rocks lining streambeds here in upstate New York. Today we're looking deeper into this natural phenomenon and in the process discovered the huge importance fossils like these played in the creation of geology as a distinct scientific field.
Support me on Patreon here: patreon.com/atlaspro
Follow me on Twitter @theatlaspro
Sources / Further Reading
geology.teacherfriendlyguide.org/index.php/fossils/region-2-appalachian-piedmont
degruyter.com/document/doi/10.12987/9780300224566-004/pdf
earthathome.org/hoe/se/fossils-brp
blog.nyhistory.org/18696-2
archive.org/details/elementsofconcho00mend
books.google.com/books?id=ppDvjwEACAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
jstor.org/stable/23153528
dinosaurpictures.org/ancient-earth#500
fossilguy.com/sites/18mile/18_col.htm
fossilguy.com/id_papers/index.htm
wallace-online.org/converted/pdf/1835_Lyell_WS2.1.pdf
http://www.bressan-geoconsult.eu/the-origin-of-geology/
abriefhistoryoflife.com/2015/04/16/13-geotheories-and-revolution-1750-1790
blogs.scientificamerican.com/history-of-geology/darwin-the-geologist
loc.gov/resource/g9096c.ct003148
nms.ac.uk/media/1163885/fossil-review-complete-_review-of-fossil-collections-in-scotland.pdf
geo.libretexts.org/Courses/Gettysburg_College/Book%3A_An_Introduction_to_Geology_(Johnson_Affolter_Inkenbrandt_and_Mosher)/02%3A_Plate_Tectonics/2.01%3A_Alfred_Wegener%E2%80%99s_Continental_Drift_Hypothesis
web.archive.org/web/20160303225940/http://www.amnh.org/education/resources/rfl/web/essaybooks/earth/p_hutton.html
loc.gov/item/2009579466
https://uhlibraries.pressbooks.pub/historicalgeologylab/chapter/chapter01-platetectonics/
museumoftheearth.org/learn-and-teach/fossil-id
earthathome.org/quick-guide-common-fossils
researchgate.net/publication/264416366_Index_of_Living_and_Fossil_Echinoids_1971-2008
forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2017/01/17/darwins-first-steps-as-a-geologist/?sh=47bb77045495
loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_14233
Music:
"Silver Flame" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
"Ave Marimba" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
"Deliberate Thought" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
