by Gelogia Team | Feb 21, 2025 | Paleontology
Microfossils are tiny fossils (0.001 mm to 1 mm) studied under a microscope. Found in marine and terrestrial environments, they help in biostratigraphy, paleoenvironmental analysis, and petroleum exploration, providing key insights into Earth’s history, climate,...
by Gelogia Team | Feb 19, 2025 | Paleontology
Formation of Fossil: A fossil is the preserved remains or terraces of a dead organism. Fossils can be formed in several ways. Four different ways by which fossils can form are explained below: Permineralization occurs when dissolved minerals carried by groundwater...
by Gelogia Team | Feb 16, 2025 | Structural Geology
What is Fabric: Fabric means the orientation of grains. It is a property of grain aggregates. Any non-spherical object has an orientation. Features that are larger than single grains but smaller than sedimental structures. Types of Fabric: Generally, there are two...
by Gelogia Team | Feb 15, 2025 | Physical Geology & Geomorphology
Types of evolution shape how species change over time. Divergent evolution splits one species into two, convergent evolution causes unrelated species to develop similar traits, and parallel evolution leads separate species in the same environment to evolve alike....
by Gelogia Team | Feb 14, 2025 | Physical Geology & Geomorphology
Sphericity measures how closely a particle’s shape resembles a sphere. It helps in understanding grain durability, transport history, and geological processes. A perfect sphere has a sphericity of 1.00, while other shapes have lower values. This concept is crucial in...
