Marine Sandstone with fossils - Menlo Park, California
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Volcanoguy
N 37° 27.425 W 122° 10.271
10S E 573301 N 4145902
Block of fossil-bearing marine sandstone at the USGS Campus in Menlo Park, California.
Waymark Code: WMADGH
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 12/31/2010
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This block of fossil-bearing marine sandstone is one example of a series of large blocks of rocks from various locations, which are on display around the USGS Campus in Menlo Park. There is a self-guided tour of the campus available at the visitor center.
Text of Sign: “Fossil-bearing marine sandstone of Paleocene age collected three miles north of Fairfield, California. The elongate spiral gastropods (Turritella) lived in shallow water some 60 million years ago and were killed and crowded together possibly by storm currents. The sediment and shells then slumped into deeper water before being lithified into solid rock.”
Type of Display: Geological
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