Understanding geology is critical to studying paleontology because fossils are preserved in rock. The characteristics of the rocks that hold fossils can be as informative as the fossils themselves.

NASA’s Mars rover is on the trail of a geological mystery in the Jezero crater. While exploring an area known as Witch Hazel ...

(McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of the Geological Sciences) Paleomagnetism - Preserved signatures of Earth’s magnetic fields (of the past) expressed by magnetic minerals in igneous rocks and certain types ...

BS Geology Curriculum Overview (125 Total Credits ... and origin of the important types of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. Laboratory includes hand specimen description and identification ...

Numerical ages estimate the date of a geological event and can sometimes reveal quite precisely when a fossil species existed in time. Third, magnetism in rocks can be used to estimate the age of ...

This geologic record shows how long it took to drill through the rocks, what the rock types were and gas readings for the entire well. Oil and gas shows are usually displayed on the log. MGRRE ...

In a study co-authored by a Texas A&M University scientist, researchers have revealed new insights into the geological ...