Tag Archives: Green River Formation

If We Only Had a Rock Saw in the Field…

sjudge July 16, 2010 8:56 pm

Today was our final day on one of the Green River cuestas. We decided to top it off by working a quite extensive section of the formation with a great climb to reach the stromatolites. However, the climb was completely … Continue reading →

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To the Victor Goes the Spoils…

sjudge July 16, 2010 8:32 pm

The Utah gang was back at it in the Green River Formation, which is exposed in one of the cuestas in the Sanpete Valley. It was a wonderful 100 degrees by midafternoon, and I think that even the fossil ostracodes … Continue reading →

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Mishaps with Hammers

sjudge July 13, 2010 9:14 pm

Today was definitely another adventure in the field. Although we didn’t travel far from our home base in Ephraim (less than 1 mile from home), there was plenty of excitement. We tackled the Green River Formation at Gal Hill, which … Continue reading →

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A New Way to do Stratigraphy / Paleontology

sjudge July 12, 2010 10:07 pm

Elizabeth is completely fixated with stromatolites, and the obsession became even stronger today when we found ~200 feet of stromatolites within the massive Quarry Bed at Temple Hill. As Elizabeth and I oohed and awed over each stromatolite on the … Continue reading →

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Green River Stratigraphy at Temple Hill

sjudge July 12, 2010 9:20 pm

On Sunday, we traveled a short way down the road to Manti to work on Temple Hill, home of the Manti Temple. Our goal was to learn about the stratigraphy of the Green River Formation at this locality, and we … Continue reading →

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Introducing Ourselves to the Green River Formation

sjudge July 26, 2009 12:44 am

Ephraim, Utah.  Research Day 2 (July 11). Field work began on one of the cuestas north of Ephraim, commonly called White Hill. This particular cuesta rises to a height of 6,381 ft in elevation — a good climb for our … Continue reading →

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