David Tucker (geologist)

American geologist

David Tucker is a geologist in Washington state. He is a research associate at Western Washington University, and was an instructor at North Cascades Institute, and the director of the now defunct Mount Baker Volcano Research Center.[1][2][3][4] He operates the blog "Northwest Geology Field Trips",[5]: 55 a "must-read" blog for laypeople interested in geology.[4] In 2015, he published a popular book on Washington geology, Geology Underfoot in Western Washington.[6][7][8][9] He resides in Bellingham, Washington.[10]

Tucker is a 1974 and 2004 Western Washington University graduate.[11]

In 2012, Tucker and two collaborators published a paper that described a new species of Gastornis, a flightless bird, Rivavipes giganteus. The description followed discovery of the largest known fossil bird footprint, found in the Chuckanut Formation, and which Tucker helped organize a volunteer team to helilift out of a landslide.[12][13][14]

## Bibliography[edit]

* Tucker, Dave (November 2011). John Scurlock (ed.). Snow & Spire: Flights to Winter in the North Cascade Range. Wolverine Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9826154-7-8. (contributed essays)[15]
* Tucker, Dave (2015). Geology Underfoot in Western Washington. Mountain Press Publishing. ISBN 9780878426409.
* Mustoe, G.; Tucker, D.; Kemplin, K (2012), "Giant Eocene bird footprints from northwest Washington, USA", Palaeontology, 55 (6): 1293–1305, doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2012.01195.x

## References[edit]

1. ^ Kate Webb (November 6, 2012), "Mount Baker photos taken 100 years apart show startling glacial recession", Metro News (Canada)
2. ^ Mount Baker Volcano Research Center
3. ^ North Cascades Institute—Instructors
4. ^ a b Stephanie Ashton (April 26, 2010), "What lies beneath: Northwest Geology Field Trips", Foothills Gazette, Lynden, Washington, archived from the original on 2010-12-17, retrieved 2015-06-11
5. ^ Romaine, Garret (2013), Modern Rockhounding and Prospecting Handbook, Rowman & Littlefield, ISBN 9781493004690
6. ^ "Rock trail brings dramatic geology up close", The Seattle Times, 2014-11-05
7. ^ "Learn about local geology with Dave Tucker on May 11", Bellingham Herald, May 10, 2015
8. ^ Mira Casteel (May 15, 2015), "Western geologist speaks on launch of new book", The Western Front, Western Washington University
9. ^ Dean Kahn (May 18, 2015), "Bellingham geologist writes Western Washington guidebook", Bellingham Herald[permanent dead link]
10. ^ Author biography, Mountain Press, retrieved 2015-06-10
11. ^ "'Bird Herd' brings prehistoric bird's footprint to WWU", Window Magazine, Western Washington University, Spring–Summer 2015, archived from the original on 2016-03-04, retrieved 2015-06-11
12. ^ pskhun (November 25, 2012), "Rivavipes giganteus: Giant Eocene bird footprints from northwest Washington, USA", Novataxa: Species new to science
13. ^ Brian Switek (November 14, 2012), "Eocene bird not so scary, after all", Wired Science, Wired
14. ^ "General Membership Meeting with Dave Tucker: Diatryma - Huge, Flightless Bird of the Chuckanut" (PDF), The Avalanche, North Cascades Audubon Society, vol. 43, no. 8, November 2012
15. ^ Christian Martin (December 7, 2011), "Book captures soaring views of North Cascades in winter", Crosscut.com

## External links[edit]

* Northwest Geology Field Trips blog