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Skolithos in Gog quartzite, on the trail to Helen Lake
Source info:
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| Date: | 2014-12-30 13:49:08 |
| Blog: | Mountain Beltway  |
| URL: | http://blogs.agu.org/mountainbeltway/2014/12/30/skolithos-gog-quartzite-trail-helen-lake/ |
Summary:
Some boulders seen on the trail to Helen Lake sported lovely sets of Skolithos trace fossils. Here are two boulders, with the perspective on the tubular paleo-vertical Skolithos burrows being “map view”: Another boulder, in the middle of the trail, showed them in a fine cross-sectional view: It also included some interesting “ribbed” vertical traces that I didn’t recognize as familiar: …Diplocraterion, perhaps? Seems too “linear” and not curved enough …Content analysis:
Geographic context:
| Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder | US | 40.0278 | -105.252 |
Keywords:
alberta, fine cross-sectional view, Gog quartzite, Helen Lake, Lake Some boulders, lovely sets, map, middle, perspective, recognize, Skolithos trace fossils, trail, tubular paleo-vertical Skolithos, vertical traces
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