Petrified Sea Garden - 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: WMWZEB
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 11/04/2017
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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.
Around 490 millions years ago, this area was in the tropics, at the equator (0 degrees latitude). A warm and shallow sea covered the area. It was in this environment that the stromatolites were formed.
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".
The site was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1999, by which date it had already been named a National Natural Landmark.
Source: Wikipedia
Waymark is confirmed to be publicly accessible: yes
Access fee (In local currency): .00
Requires a high clearance vehicle to visit.: no
Requires 4x4 vehicle to visit.: no
Public Transport available: no
Website reference: [Web Link]
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