
A Guide to Pennsylvanian (Carboniferous) Age Plant Fossils of Southwest Virginia

The Amazing Plants That Flourished Millions of Years Ago
Photo by zhang kaiyv During the Carboniferous Period, terrific plants that flourished millions of years ago, allowing life on land to explode in population. Geologist and author Thomas F. Mcloughlin are one of the people studying plant fossils of the central...

The Carboniferous Period: How Ancient Plants Ruled the Earth
Photo by Ameruverse Digital Marketing Media The Carboniferous Period took place during the Paleozoic Era, and what makes it unique is how ancient plants ruled the earth. Thomas F. Mcloughlin, the author of the book A Guide to Pennsylvania (Carboniferous)...

Environmental Consciousness: Hallmark of a Thriving Society
Photo by Vincent M.A. Janssen As the world develops technologically, environmental degradation is becoming a severe problem. Now, more than ever, environmental consciousness should be a critical value people religiously observe. Why are people doing so much to raise...

A Look at Earth’s Long Past: The Pennsylvanian Age
Photo by Jenna Richardson Thomas Mcloughlin's A Guide to Pennsylvanian (Carboniferous) Age Plant Fossils of Southwest Virginia is full of information about paleobotany and plant fossils. As a veteran geologist who has been on the field for almost three decades, Thomas...

How did I get into fossil collecting?
I was led to become a geologist by God through the guidance and encouragement of my parents, my Aunt Caroline Sireci, school teachers Verna Skinner and Jerry Tylor in Connecticut. I started by collecting rocks on the...
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