38 relations: Alberta, Arctic, Biochronology, Calgary, Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists, Canadians, Doctorate, Extinction, Fish, Geological Association of Canada, Geological Survey of Canada, Geology, Gold Medal (RGS), Graptolithina, Iceland, Logan Medal, Massey Medal, Order of Canada, Ostracoderm, Paleontology, Paleozoic, Pennsylvanian (geology), Permian, Principle of faunal succession, Proterozoic, R. J. W. Douglas Medal, Royal Canadian Geographical Society, Royal Geographical Society, Royal Society of Canada, Stratigraphy, Structural geology, University of Kansas, University of Saskatchewan, University of Toronto, Willet G. Miller Medal, Wynyard, Saskatchewan, Yves Fortier (geologist).
Alberta
Alberta is a western province of Canada.
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Arctic
The Arctic is a polar region located at the northernmost part of Earth.
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Biochronology
In paleontology, biochronology is the correlation in time of biological events using fossils.
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Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Canadian province of Alberta.
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Canadian Arctic Archipelago
The Canadian Arctic Archipelago, also known as the Arctic Archipelago, is a group of islands north of the Canadian mainland.
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Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists
The Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists (CSPG) is a professional geological society in Canada.
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Canadians
Canadians (Canadiens / Canadiennes) are people identified with the country of Canada.
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Doctorate
A doctorate (from Latin docere, "to teach") or doctor's degree (from Latin doctor, "teacher") or doctoral degree (from the ancient formalism licentia docendi) is an academic degree awarded by universities that is, in most countries, a research degree that qualifies the holder to teach at the university level in the degree's field, or to work in a specific profession.
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Extinction
In biology, extinction is the termination of an organism or of a group of organisms (taxon), normally a species.
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Fish
Fish are gill-bearing aquatic craniate animals that lack limbs with digits.
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Geological Association of Canada
The Geological Association of Canada (GAC) is a learned society that promotes and develops the geological sciences in Canada.
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Geological Survey of Canada
The Geological Survey of Canada (GSC; Commission géologique du Canada (CGC)) is a Canadian federal government agency responsible for performing geological surveys of the country, developing Canada's natural resources and protecting the environment.
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Geology
Geology (from the Ancient Greek γῆ, gē, i.e. "earth" and -λoγία, -logia, i.e. "study of, discourse") is an earth science concerned with the solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time.
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Gold Medal (RGS)
The Gold Medal presented by the Royal Geographical Society consists of two separate awards: the Founder's Medal 1830 and the Patron's Medal 1838.
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Graptolithina
Graptolithina is a subclass of the class Pterobranchia, the members of which are known as graptolites.
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Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic, with a population of and an area of, making it the most sparsely populated country in Europe.
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Logan Medal
The Logan Medal is the highest award of the Geological Association of Canada.
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Massey Medal
The Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS) awards the Massey Medal annually to recognize outstanding personal achievement in the exploration, development or description of the geography of Canada.
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Order of Canada
The Order of Canada (Ordre du Canada) is a Canadian national order and the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.
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Ostracoderm
Ostracoderms ("shell-skinned") are the armored jawless fishes of the Paleozoic.
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Paleontology
Paleontology or palaeontology is the scientific study of life that existed prior to, and sometimes including, the start of the Holocene Epoch (roughly 11,700 years before present).
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Paleozoic
The Paleozoic (or Palaeozoic) Era (from the Greek palaios (παλαιός), "old" and zoe (ζωή), "life", meaning "ancient life") is the earliest of three geologic eras of the Phanerozoic Eon.
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Pennsylvanian (geology)
The Pennsylvanian (also known as Upper Carboniferous or Late Carboniferous) is, in the ICS geologic timescale, the younger of two subperiods (or upper of two subsystems) of the Carboniferous Period.
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Permian
The Permian is a geologic period and system which spans 47 million years from the end of the Carboniferous Period million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Triassic period 251.902 Mya.
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Principle of faunal succession
The principle of faunal succession, also known as the law of faunal succession, is based on the observation that sedimentary rock strata contain fossilized flora and fauna, and that these fossils succeed each other vertically in a specific, reliable order that can be identified over wide horizontal distances.
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Proterozoic
The Proterozoic is a geological eon representing the time just before the proliferation of complex life on Earth.
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R. J. W. Douglas Medal
The R.J.W. Douglas Medal is presented annually by the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists in recognition of outstanding contributions to the understanding of sedimentary geology in Canada, commending major contributions to regional tectonics, petroleum and structural geology.
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Royal Canadian Geographical Society
The Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS) (French: La Société géographique royale du Canada; SRGC) is a Canadian non-profit educational organization dedicated to imparting a broader knowledge and deeper appreciation of Canada — its people and places, its natural and cultural heritage and its environmental, social and economic challenges.
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Royal Geographical Society
The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) is the UK's learned society and professional body for geography, founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical sciences.
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Royal Society of Canada
The Royal Society of Canada (RSC; Société royale du Canada), also known as the Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada (French: Académies des arts, des lettres et des sciences du Canada), is the senior national, bilingual council of distinguished Canadian scholars, humanists, scientists and artists.
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Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy is a branch of geology concerned with the study of rock layers (strata) and layering (stratification).
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Structural geology
Structural geology is the study of the three-dimensional distribution of rock units with respect to their deformational histories.
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University of Kansas
The University of Kansas, also referred to as KU or Kansas, is a public research university in the U.S. state of Kansas.
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University of Saskatchewan
The University of Saskatchewan (U of S) is a Canadian public research university, founded on March 19, 1907, and located on the east side of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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University of Toronto
The University of Toronto (U of T, UToronto, or Toronto) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on the grounds that surround Queen's Park.
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Willet G. Miller Medal
The Miller Medal is an award of the Royal Society of Canada given for outstanding research in any branch of the earth sciences.The award consists of a gold-plated silver medal and is awarded every two years if there is a suitable candidate.
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Wynyard, Saskatchewan
Wynyard is a town in eastern Saskatchewan, Canada, 132 km west of Yorkton and 190 km east of Saskatoon.
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Yves Fortier (geologist)
Yves Oscar Fortier, OC, FRSC (August 17, 1914 – August 19, 2014) was a Canadian geologist.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Thorsteinsson