Leviathan, the Dragon that is in the Sea

Not long ago, I participated in a paleontological excavation that was taking place in western Kansas. This area is known as the Niobrara Formation, and contains hundreds of thousands of fossilized fish and other aquatic creatures. Besides many fossilized clams, the team found very large fish vertebrae, and dinosaur fossils including what appeared to be … Read More

The Geologic Column

Charles Lyell’s Geologic Column is a well-taught principle of geology, with colorful graphs displayed in nature museums around the world. But the Geologic Column is mostly a figment of Lyell’s imagination and is rarely seen in nature. The column is supposedly a multi-layered index of geology dated by the fossils found in each layer. The … Read More