Following in the Footsteps of Isaac Lea’s Historic Footprints

Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on Following in the Footsteps of Isaac Lea’s Historic Footprints Scientists today undertake research in a single scientific field, usually within a narrow sub-discipline. For instance, modern scientists who call themselves geologists are actually specialists in subfields of geology, such as volcanology, the study of volcanoes and volcanic activity, and paleontology, the study of fossils and forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times. However, in...
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Mississippian Amphibian

Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on Mississippian Amphibian When people think of fossil vertebrates, they usually think of fossilized bones or footprints, the most common of remains. On rare occasions, paleontologists may come across other fossils that are truly exceptional, such as an entire body outline or impression. A recent rediscovery of a highly unusual specimen hidden away in the vaults of the Reading Public Museum in Reading, Berks County, has...
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