Monday, June 22, 2009

Fossilized crayfish burrow casts...

in the Chinle Formation (Triassic) along the Colorado River Road between Castle Valley and Moab (click to enlarge.) Note the rock hammer for scale in the center of the right third of image.

Link to jargon-rich abstract by a former student and myself on our investigation of these interesting sedimentary structures.

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