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Master Field Notebook 2009

Day 1 (6/15/09) By: Olivia Verma We are currently located in the Wind River Basin and the Wind River Formation. Today, we will be going to two locations Buck Springs Type and Lysite. Background Information: Sedimentary : Sediment deposits. Igneous: Cooled magma. Metamorphic: Heated sediment pushed together. Conglomerate: Large Clast. Pebbles mashed together to make bigger rocks. Can be moved by streams more...

Excavation in the Sand Wash Basin, CO - August 2008

Working in the Washakie Formation in the Sand Wash of Colorado during August 2008, we began the systematic excavation of Valenitno’s Knob locality. We probably excavated two cubic meters or so of sediment. Among the specimens found in the Excavation were what looks like a juvenile titanothere skull, a Hyopsodus, titanothere limb elements, a small rodent, and miscellaneous tiny bones that are more...

Wind River Basin, WY - July 2008

We pulled out in mid July the Coryphodon front leg that Robert Lee found and also collected some nice specimens in the Wind River in Wyoming. The total summer’s work has resulted in narrowing down the stratigraphic interval to about 5 m between the late Wasatchian and the early Bridgerian. A nice Patriofelis jaw was found as well as some definite Bridgerian animals such as Palaeosyops. From the more...

Bridger Basin & Wind River Basin, WY - June 2008

We are back from the field. Thanks to everyone who had the opportunity to come out and work in the Bridger and Wind River Basins. Good spring rains aided erosion and the beds seemed to be replenished. The flowers were gorgeous this year. Early June in the Bridger had us battling wind, cold, sleet, snow, and rain but some great fossils were found including new records for our collection of “Parisectolophus” more...

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