Blog 4

Fossil Beds

August 10, 2008

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Ian was first to climb the steep shale slope The layers of sedimentary rock are pretty obvious
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Ian wanted to find any loose pieces that would show fossil prints in it. Unfortunately you may not take any samples out.
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Thousands of years ago these layers were laid down one by one in some watery location. Now they are high up in the hills of the Interior between two Mountain ranges.