The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition (1902 – 04) made the first topographical survey and geological assessment of Laurie Island, one of the South Orkney Islands. The expedition's surgeon and geologist, J. H. H. Pirie, provided competent geological descriptions but these were largely overshadowed by his misidentification of an obscure plant fossil as a graptolite. Erroneous confirmation by eminent British palaeontologists led to Triassic rocks being regarded as Lower Palaeozoic for fifty years. The mistake arose from the familiarity of all concerned with the geology of the Scottish Southern Uplands: they were led astray by the preconception that, as in Scotland, deformed ‘greywacke–shale’ successions would contain Lower Palaeozoic fossils. Other, more successful aspects of the expedition's geological investigations are less well known. Fossils acquired in the Falkland Islands expanded that archipelago's poorly known Devonian brachiopod fauna, but arguably the most important palaeontological discovery lay unrecognized for ten years. A limestone block dredged from the bed of the Weddell Sea contained Early Cambrian archaeocyath fossils which, had they been promptly identified, would have been the first record of this important Antarctic palaeofauna. Instead, the Weddell Sea material complemented fossils recovered on the opposite, Ross Sea side of the Antarctic continent during Shackleton's British Antarctic Expedition (1907 – 09).

Philip Stone

Scottish Journal of Geology

尽管自 1965 年以来才出版，《苏格兰地质学杂志》有着悠久的历史。它是格拉斯哥地质学会和爱丁堡地质学会的联合出版物，在 1965 年之前出版了单独的 TRANSACTIONS：从 1860 年的格拉斯哥和 1863 年的爱丁堡。传统上，该杂志一直是所有论文的焦点苏格兰地质及其毗邻地区的各个方面，包括周围的海域。出版政策一直是外向型的，编辑鼓励评论论文和关于地球科学更广泛方面的论文，这些论文不能仅根据苏格兰地质学进行讨论。苏格兰的多样化地质学继续为这项研究提供一个重要的自然实验室地球科学；在苏格兰岩石上进行了许多开创性的地质研究，多年来，这项工作的大部分成果已发表在《期刊》及其前辈上。《期刊》在世界范围内享有很高的声誉，并打算保持其在世界范围内的地位。在地球科学出版物中名列前茅。

The Scottish Journal of Geology has a rich history since its inception in 1965. It is a joint publication of the Geological Society of Glasgow and the Edinburgh Geological Society, having previously published separate TRANSACTIONS since 1860 in Glasgow and 1863 in Edinburgh. Traditionally, the journal has focused on various aspects of geology in Scotland and its adjacent regions, including the surrounding seas. The publication policy has been outward-looking, encouraging submissions of review papers and research on broader aspects of Earth sciences that are not limited to Scottish geology. The diverse geology of Scotland continues to provide an important natural laboratory for Earth science research, with many pioneering geological studies published in this journal and its predecessors over the years. The Scottish Journal of Geology enjoys a high reputation worldwide and aims to maintain its leading position among global Earth science publications.

《Scottish Journal of Geology》自1965年创刊以来，承载着丰富的历史。它是格拉斯哥地质学会与爱丁堡地质学会的联合出版物，之前曾分别出版过《TRANSACTIONS》，自1860年起在格拉斯哥和1863年在爱丁堡出版。该期刊一直关注苏格兰及其周边地区的地质研究，包括周围海域的相关主题。期刊的出版政策相对开放，编辑鼓励投稿者提交评论性论文以及涉及更广泛地球科学领域的研究，这些研究不必局限于苏格兰的地质。苏格兰多样的地质特征为地球科学研究提供了重要的自然实验室，许多开创性的地质研究成果已在该期刊及其前身上发表。《Scottish Journal of Geology》在全球享有盛誉，致力于保持其在国际地球科学出版物中的领先地位。

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The geological work of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, 1902 – 04

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