Category: Interpreting ancient environments

February 2, 2024

Analogue models are physical objects; we can touch them and observe represented systems directly. As

January 1, 2024

The primacy of beds, bedding, and bedding planes Beds are the fundamental units of stratigraphy

December 1, 2023

This is the fourth post in a series on vegetated coastal lithofacies – see also:

November 10, 2023

This post is part of the Lithofacies Series. Mangrove trees and forests occupy a very

November 10, 2023

This post is part of the Lithofacies Series. Manukau Harbour on the west edge

September 29, 2023

Some criteria that help us identify fossil seagrasses in the rock record [This post is

September 29, 2023

Seagrass meadows are some of the most productive marine ecosystems in the world. [This is

July 21, 2023

Historical context The name graded bedding was coined by E. Bailey in 1930 to describe

June 30, 2023

This is the third of three posts on tempestites: The recognition of hummocky crossbeds by

June 30, 2023

This is the second of three posts on tempestites: 1 Storms and storm surges: Forces