Petrified Sea Gardens - Saratoga Springs, New York
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an area of ancient stromatolites in a Cambrian rock layer located in Saratoga Springs, New York
Waymark Code: WMWZCE
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 11/03/2017
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This area of ancient stromatolites in a Cambrian rock layer is located in Lester Park, Saratoga Springs, New York. It is call the Petrified Sea Gardens.
According to Wikipedia, "Petrified Sea Garden is a National Historic Landmark near Saratoga Springs, New York. It preserves an area of ancient stromatolites in a Cambrian rock layer.
Stromatolites, a marine algae growths, were first recognized, discovered, and interpreted in North America here, on property owned by Robert F. Ritchie, a stonemason and amateur geologist, who detected them in 1922 and opened a park to show them to the public in 1924".
Source: Wikipedia
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