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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread conodonts #119401 01/10/2004 2:01 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 In John McPhee's wonderful book "Annals of the Former World" he meets petroleum geologist Anita Harris, who pioneered the study of conodonts, very small shells which proved to be reliable indicators of petroleum deposits. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: conodonts #119402 01/10/2004 2:38 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont lots of info on conodonts here: http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hall/1383/2TopCone.htm sink your teeth into it... formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: conodonts #119403 01/10/2004 2:40 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont I also found this: http://www.le.ac.uk/geology/map2/pander/index.html, which is mostly of interest because the head of the group is the Chief Panderer... formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: conodonts #119404 01/11/2004 6:28 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wow!!! Those are such cool, very tiny fossils!!! Thanks, et'! What does the 'cono' mean here, wwh? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: conodonts #119405 01/11/2004 7:22 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear WW: I have no idea. The important thing that Anita Harris noted was that during the process of changing marine deposits containing methane into petroleum, the conodonts had a characteristic color change. So where you found changed conodonts, you might find petroleum. But again, there had to be a layer above that would keep both methane and petroleum from escaping. That I learned from McPhee's book. You might think geology a dry subject, but McPhee makes it fascinating reading. (Annals of the Former World) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: conodonts #119406 01/11/2004 7:22 PM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California jheem veteran jheem veteran Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California From the Greek ko:nos 'cone' both as in 'pine-cone' and 'other cone-shaped object'. They are indeed incredible, tiny things. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: conodonts #119407 01/19/2004 8:07 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Thank you, jheem! Makes perfectly good sense--and they are well-named. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,463 Members9,211 Most Online17,319 Apr 8th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 6 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,272 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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