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Mafube dinosaur track site!

UCT researchers describe the preservation conditions of a set of dinosaur footprints at the Mafube dinosaur track site from the Lower Jurassic, South Africa.

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Bianca Harrison working in the microlab at Uppsala University.

UCT student studies microfossils at Uppsala University, Sweden

MSc student, Bianca Harrison is spending two weeks at Uppsala University in Sweden studying organic-walled microfossils at the world-renowned lab of Professor Malgorzata Moczydlowska-Vidal.

2nd years learn the ropes from our new structural geologist Alastair Sloan

Dr Alastair Sloan instructs the 2nd years in mapping techniques as part of their fieldtrip to the Laingsburg fieldstation.

"Geology Today" features UCT student-lead study

Research in recent years has shown that natural forest fires can have a significant impact on sedimentation in terrestrial environments. MSc student, Robert Muir and colleagues studied Lower Cretaceous sediments from the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

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Vredefort Impact Structure- A 2 Billion year old must see for any geologist

The Honours Class of 2015 visit the infamous Vredefort Impact Structure in the Free State. The crater is thought to have formed from an asteroid impact over 2 Billion Years ago and has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2005.