http://ancientshore.com/2012/05/28/remotely-similar/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/mangrove.jpgmangroveCoastal mangrove in the Florida Keys2012-05-29T00:24:19+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2012/05/16/adjacent-analogues/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/dead_wood_cathedral.jpgdead_wood_cathedralThe cathedral is framed by dead roots on the north side Green.2012-05-17T17:58:40+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2012/05/02/modern-shore-lincoln-eve/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/saint_john_river_1.jpgSaint_John_River_12012-05-03T09:43:18+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2012/04/29/modern-shore-images-of-decay/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/rust2.jpgrust2The rusted remnants of a ruined ship create abstract forms on the shore (top, above, and below).2012-05-02T02:56:35+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2012/04/10/illness-of-a-friend/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/1_hind_dowling.jpg1_Hind_DowlingHand-labelled nineteenth century specimen boxes2012-05-16T16:40:57+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2012/04/05/the-sea-will-wait/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/grand-manan-wave.jpgGrand Manan waveFootprints and waves at the eastern end of Prince Edward Island.2012-04-19T12:33:21+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2012/03/27/mcbeth-point-and-cat-head-1997-part-2/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/cobble-shore.jpgcobble shoreNick Butterfield (L) and I labour across the cobbles that make the walk toward Cat Head such a great cardiovascular workout.2012-04-09T16:23:54+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2012/03/19/waiting-for-the-plane-at-mcbeth-point-july-12th-1997/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/main_site_pano_web.jpgmain_site_pano_webMcBeth Point from the air, 1997.2012-03-28T09:39:28+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2012/02/28/folk-art-dioramas/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/fishing-dio-1.jpgfishing dio 1This beautiful mill looks like it is from a xx painting.2012-03-03T18:12:38+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2012/02/20/the-golden-age-of-paleontological-illustration-1-milne-edwards-and-haime/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/meh_1.jpgME&H_1ME&H 12012-02-22T10:24:26+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2011/02/03/whispering-past-the-graveyard/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/lachaise2.jpgLachaise2An ornate tomb in the Pere Lachaise Cemetery, Paris2012-02-09T18:45:05+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2011/12/10/house-of-bones-and-leaves/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/gallery1.jpgGallery1The Redpath sits impressively on a rise. I'm sure that part of its feeling of scale is because it can been seen across a vista of lawn as you make your way uphill to the museum.2012-02-09T18:42:00+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2012/01/24/on-the-platform/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/platform_edge.jpgplatform_edgeTaking a break on the platform at midday: Debbie Thompson (foreground) and2012-01-29T20:21:07+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2012/01/29/rocket-range/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/range_overview1.jpgrange_overview1Wonderful derelicts are parked all over around the Range.2012-02-12T16:25:36+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2011/12/24/seasonal-stars/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/seasonal-stars.jpgseasonal-stars2012-01-24T18:09:39+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2011/12/13/modern-shore-ice-on-the-headpond/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/ice-1.jpgice 1View down the steep slope at the northeast end of Keswick Ridge2011-12-14T00:08:16+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2011/11/22/nothing-but-blue/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/saskatchewan.jpgSaskatchewanSaskatchewan, 20102011-11-23T17:07:07+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2011/11/19/look-where-you-lunch/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/airport-cove-ed.jpgAirport Cove EdEd Dobrzanski surveys the expanse of Airport Cove near low tide: to find unusual things in a big area, there is no question that you need to develop focus.2011-11-23T16:36:16+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2011/11/14/trimetallic-trilobites/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/isotelus_buckle.jpgIsotelus_buckleIsotelus belt buckle, Ohio Geological Survey2012-02-09T18:07:54+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2011/11/07/looking-at-windows/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/exchange.jpgExchange(photo by Juliana Young)2011-11-11T19:37:11+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2011/10/26/we-dont-expect-the-unexpected/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/g_splitting.jpgG_splittingA standard field posture: splitting rock at the William Lake site. (photo © Dave Rudkin, Royal Ontario Museum)2011-10-27T14:10:31+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2011/10/23/forest-fire-revisited/2011-10-25T20:37:30+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2011/10/11/a-giant-leap/2011-10-14T14:50:17+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2011/09/27/autumn-sojourn/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/cloud.jpgcloudA purposeful-looking Dave Rudkin is dressed to address the cold northeast wind.2011-09-29T16:58:45+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2011/08/26/the-role-of-the-american-horseshoe-crab-limulus-polyphemus-in-20th-century-art/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/vail1.jpgvail12011-08-27T00:18:54+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2011/08/18/morquartzite/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/1362quartzite.jpg1362quartziteBoulders on the shore, with the quartzite scarp behind2012-02-09T18:18:24+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2011/07/29/evolution-and-extinction-of-the-f-150-community/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/truck_halfway_point.jpgtruck_Halfway_Point(photo © Dave Rudkin, Royal Ontario Museum)2011-08-17T13:52:55+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2011/07/22/zen-garden-tidal-flat/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/tidal_flat_boulders.jpgtidal_flat_bouldersThe broad shallow channels shine silver in the fog.2012-02-28T22:22:22+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2011/07/12/to-the-shore/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/flowersport.jpgflowers&portAt the peak of summer, the Port of Churchill is viewed through a field of wildflowers on the east side of the Churchill River ...2012-02-29T19:05:25+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2011/06/26/the-kaali-craters/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/kaali_pano2b.jpgKaali_pano2bPanoramic photo composite of the main crater2011-06-28T17:22:56+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2011/06/28/apples-and-oranges/2011-07-06T00:06:37+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2011/05/22/peak-fossil/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/sue.jpgsueTyrannosaurus rex, "Sue", on exhibit at the Field Museum, Chicago2011-06-28T14:29:07+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2011/06/21/nine-things-noticed/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/front_entrance.jpgfront_entranceFossil fish Amyzon from the Horsefly fauna2012-02-09T18:51:03+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2011/05/12/swammerdams-mosquito/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/larva_pupa.jpglarva_pupaSwammerdam's depiction of the mosquito larva (left) and pupa (right)2011-05-27T07:58:47+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2011/05/03/changing-the-channel/2012-02-27T02:44:03+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2011/04/29/my-canada-includes/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/flag1.pngflag12011-04-30T01:31:26+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2011/03/29/skeleton-surfeit/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/windows2.jpgwindows2Skeleton of a humpback sits behind the other whales2011-03-31T18:21:49+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2011/03/08/valaste/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/valaste_detail.jpgValaste_detailA detail of the cliff at Valaste2011-03-09T20:51:17+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2011/02/22/lifes-dusty-attic/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/attic_cases.jpgattic_casesThese cases of invertebrate fossils show exactly what it must have been like to visit natural history museums in the nineteenth century.2011-03-04T23:25:24+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2010/09/23/skeleton-squadro/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/1-mammals_overview.jpg1 mammals_overviewThe Gallery of Comparative Anatomy, as seen from near the entrance ...2012-05-28T02:08:31+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2011/02/25/bloody-bears-and-humans/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/bear_rudkin.jpgBear_Rudkin(photo © David Rudkin, Royal Ontario Museum)2011-03-01T00:41:36+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2011/01/23/medusae-on-the-road/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/jelly_stone_1.jpgjelly_stone_12011-02-17T17:14:19+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2010/12/27/ghost-giants/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/gallery1.jpgGallery1Overview of the fossil vertebrates on the second level2011-01-24T07:30:00+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2010/12/05/recognizing-fossil-jellyfish/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/i-4262b_medusa_1.jpgI-4262B_medusa_1Octomedusa pieckorum is a "classic" fossil jellyfish from the Upper Carboniferous Mazon Creek (Carbondale Formation) of Illinois. (Royal Ontario Museum, ROM 47540; scale on right is in centimetres) 2010-12-14T15:40:40+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/research-downloads/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/ipc_image.jpgipc_image2010-12-05T17:21:37+00:00weekly0.6http://ancientshore.com/2010/11/18/searching-for-fossils-in-manitobas-limestones/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/ed-graham-1a.jpgEd & Graham 1AOrdovician brachiopods from Stony Mountain (photo © The Manitoba Museum)2010-11-26T22:41:14+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2010/11/04/linear-humans-in-a-complex-landscape/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/abstract.jpgabstractStriped and gridded field pattern northeast of Denver2010-11-07T14:34:24+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2010/10/20/the-potters-field/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/potters1.jpgpotters12010-10-24T09:56:08+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/about/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/g-photolr.jpgg-photolr2012-01-29T19:41:50+00:00weekly0.6http://ancientshore.com/2010/09/14/the-uplands-2010-field-language/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/afternoon_joke.jpgafternoon_jokeDuring an afternoon coffee break, Debbie Thompson cringes as I attempt a joke. Matt Demski looks on with bemusement. (photo David Rudkin, Royal Ontario Museum)2010-10-16T16:04:33+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2010/08/06/research-posters/2010-08-06T16:20:14+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2010/08/05/in-between/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/wiarton_sequence.jpgwiarton_sequenceInaction shots of ...2010-09-05T10:35:17+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2010/07/21/blob-blob-blob/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/pallets.jpgpalletsStacked on pallets, Peter's slabs await our inspection.2010-10-05T10:47:17+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2010/07/08/hans/2010-07-17T15:37:11+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2010/06/29/neandertals-and-their-mitochondria/2010-09-24T16:55:48+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2010/05/26/the-other-place/2010-05-26T15:44:16+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2010/05/23/dinosaur-provincial-park/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/badlands_overview2.jpgbadlands_overview2View into the valley of the Red Deer River2010-05-31T17:16:26+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2010/04/30/currie-mountain/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/currie_mountain_february.jpgCurrie_Mountain_FebruaryThe St. John River at Fredericton in February dusk. Currie Mountain is the dark mound on the horizon.2012-05-07T18:52:12+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2010/04/28/blogostratigraphy/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/cat_head_pano3_copy.jpgCat_Head_Pano3_copyBedded Ordovician dolostones at Cat Head, Lake Winnipeg2010-05-10T11:27:38+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2010/01/18/the-beatles-and-the-cambrian-explosion/2011-09-10T16:10:08+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2010/02/21/forest-fire/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/after_fire1.jpgafter_fire1after the fire2010-05-27T00:15:28+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2010/02/10/great-canadian-lagerstatten/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/cpc-07-mistaken-pt-nl-189lr.jpgCPC-07-Mistaken-Pt-NL-189LRMistaken Point, Newfoundland (photo © David Rudkin, Royal Ontario Museum)2010-02-11T17:03:52+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2010/01/26/scenes-from-northern-summers-2/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/pete_bear_patrol.jpgPete_bear_patrolEast of Halfway Point, Pete Fenton of the ROM keeps watch for bears.2010-02-10T18:50:40+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/12/15/the-end-of-an-era-literally/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/frenchman_valley_lr.jpgFrenchman_Valley_LRReady to start digging2010-01-18T18:51:22+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2010/01/13/test-pattern/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/test_pattern.jpgtest_pattern2010-01-14T03:17:40+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/11/21/jellyfish-story/2009-11-21T23:51:18+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/11/17/monday-museum-6-box-jelly/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/anthracomedusa.jpgAnthracomedusa2009-11-19T03:38:05+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/11/09/frieze-mammoth/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/sedgwick1a.jpgSedgwick1Amammoth2009-11-12T21:24:25+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/11/02/eastend-2008/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/cypress4.jpgcypress4Eastend, with the hills behind2010-07-14T07:00:14+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/11/08/the-perspective-of-time/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/leaf_ghosts.jpgleaf_ghostsLeaf ghosts in the Vancouver morning rain2009-11-09T23:31:32+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/11/04/monday-museum-4-the-cretaceous-marine-case/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/marine-case-1.jpgMarine-Case-1Each of Betsy's spookily real cephalopod replicas is located beside or above the fossil it represents.2009-11-06T01:38:39+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/10/26/monday-museum-3-under-construction/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/hoarding.jpghoarding2009-10-27T02:47:04+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/10/17/the-uplands-october/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/mirror.jpgmirrorLeaving the snow behind on Wednesday morning2009-10-22T18:27:19+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/10/19/monday-museum-2-the-hadrosaur-foot/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/hadro_foot.jpghadro_footHind foot (pes) of a hadrosaur, on exhibit in the Manitoba Museum (photo © The Manitoba Museum, 2009)2009-10-20T16:01:28+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/10/12/monday-museum-1-mineral-exhibits-at-vsegei/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/vsegei2.jpgvsegei2A monstrous beryl crystal2009-10-13T03:08:53+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/10/08/sand-sand-and-more-sand/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/sand2.jpgsand2The area of open sand in the modern-day sandhills is not immense, but it is nonetheless utterly impressive!2009-11-06T13:42:17+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/09/28/saltmarsh/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/dipper_composite.jpgDipper_compositeThe marsh at Dipper Harbour buzzes with life. Top to bottom are the salt-tolerant plant Salicornia rubra; spiders at the edge of a pool; abundant snails in a channel.2009-09-30T14:47:05+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/09/21/turning-the-tables-on-overfishing/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/jellyfish_snack.pngjellyfish_snack2009-09-21T19:57:41+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/09/18/lake-winnipeg-beaches-why-is-there-so-much-sand/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/vic_beach_sand.jpgVic_Beach_sandThe shore at Victoria Beach2010-09-30T21:26:24+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/09/09/crab-haul-at-wawa/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/crab_haul1.jpgcrab_haul12009-09-11T15:34:29+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/09/01/bernard-palissy/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/palissy2.jpgpalissy22009-09-02T17:58:12+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/08/31/statistics/2009-08-31T17:25:36+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/08/25/the-uplands-2009/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/debbie_glasses.jpgdebbie_glassesThe beginning of a day in the field: Debbie Thompson's safety glasses reflect Sean Robson, me, and Michael Cuggy.2009-08-26T20:22:24+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/08/08/north/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/gr_snow.jpgGR_Snow2009-08-08T15:25:51+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/08/05/transitions/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/urchin.jpgurchinSea urchin on the beach: Whale Cove, Grand Manan Island. New Brunswick2009-08-06T13:54:28+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/07/30/on-the-level/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/rudkin_beach-ridge.jpgRudkin_beach-ridgePaleontological field party on a beach ridge east of Churchill, Manitoba (photo David Rudkin, Royal Ontario Museum)2009-08-04T06:33:36+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/07/09/the-glamorous-life-of-the-jet-setting-paleontologist/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/carlbrett1.jpgcarlbrett1Carl Brett (above) and Steve Holland (below) in full field-trip leader mode.2012-02-14T04:26:40+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/06/30/the-coral-hut/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/coral_hut1.jpgcoral_hut1The shed is in a corner of John Paul Park, which was founded more than 100 years ago. It was built as a tool shed; the panels describe the history of the town and the park (but, intriguingly, they don't seem to mention the corals).2009-07-01T00:12:09+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/06/05/cormorant-hill-the-pristine-present-sits-on-a-hostile-past/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/osprey.jpgospreyThe power line had been re-routed around the osprey nest.2009-06-09T02:17:15+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/06/01/gallery-milestones/2009-06-02T03:20:39+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/05/21/master-of-my-own-domain/2009-05-22T14:30:31+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/05/19/lake-winnipeg/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/summer_end.jpgsummer_end2009-05-20T16:14:33+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/05/16/the-ancient-seas-video/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/phlesch_ordo_fine_env.jpgphlesch_ordo_fine_envPart of the reconstructed community just in front of the boulder field. Visible organisms include corals, brachiopods (lamp shells), algae, and a dead giant trilobite.2009-10-08T22:55:16+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/04/20/the-island/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/ed-graham-1a.jpged-graham-1aStriding across one of the quartzite ridges that formed islands in the Ordovician sea: L-R are Norm Aime, me, and Ed Dobrzanski (photo © David Rudkin, Royal Ontario Museum)2009-06-15T01:22:26+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/04/14/the-goldfield/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/goldfield3.jpggoldfield3Shore and ice, Lake Winnipeg2011-04-22T22:36:37+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/03/31/the-churchill-quartzite/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/airport-cove.jpgairport-coveIn places, such as along the cove beside the airport, the quartzite seems to go on forever.2009-06-11T20:40:05+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/03/29/gastroliths/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/dino_stones.jpgdino_stones2009-03-30T00:00:37+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/03/22/welcome-aboard/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/siberia_air.jpgsiberia_airEastern Siberia from 40,000 feet2009-09-25T06:01:34+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/03/17/drumheller-and-its-dinosaurs/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/tyrrell_death_pose.jpgtyrrell_death_poseThis ornithomimid in a death pose is an example of the wonderful dinosaur exhibits at the Royal Tyrrell Museum.2009-03-19T21:21:38+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/03/10/eternal-jellies-in-the-world-ocean/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/south_polar_projection.jpgsouth_polar_projectionThe Great Southern Ocean, as seen in a sotuh polar view2010-05-14T03:00:24+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/01/22/first-sight-churchill/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/cropped-main_site_pano_web.jpgcropped-main_site_pano_web.jpgon the scarp2009-03-11T01:31:47+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/02/06/catching-a-crab/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/080125-lunataspis-aurora-02.jpg080125-lunataspis-aurora-02Ordovician horseshoe crab from the Grand Rapids Uplands (L) shows a strong resemblance to a modern horseshoe crab (R).2009-03-04T23:40:50+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/02/28/scenes-from-northern-summers-1/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/bergy-bit.jpgbergy-bitIce sits on the Hudson Bay shore in July2009-03-03T22:22:09+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/02/13/the-ithica/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/ithicameinthemiddle.jpgithicameinthemiddleA typically scruffy paleontology field crew visits the Ithica. L-R are Pete Fenton, me, and Norm Aime (perhaps you can understand why the people at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre called us "the guys with the funny hats").2012-03-01T04:28:28+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/02/23/bones-and-sinews/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/plesiosaur_2008.jpgplesiosaur_2008The plesiosaur, as it appeared on exhibit between the 1970s and 20082009-02-23T20:24:27+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/01/29/weather-and-other-bugbears/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/akbear.jpgakbearPolar bear at Akimiski Island (photo © David Rudkin, Royal Ontario Museum)2009-01-30T02:34:21+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/2009/01/29/exhibit-development-1-those-pesky-words/http://ancientshore.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/main_site_pano_web1.jpg'doesn'texist?main_site_pano_web1.jpg’ doesn’t exist?2009-01-29T04:11:31+00:00monthlyhttp://ancientshore.com/daily1.02012-05-29T00:24:19+00:00