Minnesota: Geology, Formations, & Fossils

Join us for an exploration of Minnesota geology, formations, and fossils. College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota graduate students, Christine Newville and Evan Whiting will take us inside the lab to look closely at basalt and gneiss, investigate the Platteville Formation, and examine fossils from our state.

[@tinagandy3981]

Thanks for an amazing video!! 😁

[@aqua1082]

Chi miigwech! I have to check now if there's more videos. I'd love to see one on southern MN around Steele County and surrounding ares. It's really hard to find anything about fossils in that area. I actually just sent the U of M an email about fossils maybe a month ago so it was an extra pleasure to run into this video.

[@uglibugg]

Thanks for recording/posting! This is awesome.

[@eliteweather6646]

Minnesota has wonderful geology. I'm looking forward to joining the Earth science program for my Ph.D.

[@lonnieke]

Hi, so the marine fossils I find in the Glenwood Mn area are from where and how old? found in the gravel pits

[@saraweiss1170]

You mentioned the small fossilized organisms in limestone due to the shallow ocean, were there larger organisms that could be potentially fossilized in the limestone too?

[@aqua1082]

Not all are in limestone, you can find a lot just sitting there, check out Dennison MN. I live in Southern MN and find fossils all the time a long the river and very nicely preserved.

[@chrislambert2090]

Why is that girl wearing a mask for this? Its Very distracting

[@kentsaunders9900]

oh you poor baby.

[@davidresig8679]

The mask chick almost ruins it and I’m curious what direct experience she has with so called moon rocks I thought a museum in Denmark said the moon had petrified wood but seriously I watched this entire video and all I have to say is MELTOLOGY seems far more likely, logical and scientific then what university’s are teaching these days check it out and stuff will actually start making sense and I hope the mask chick is doing well and has come to her senses thanks for the video