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- Thu Oct 19, 2023 11:59 am
- Forum: Rock Hounding & Lapidary
- Topic: New Page--"Cambrian And Ordovician Fossils At Extinction Canyon, Nevada"
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New Page--"Cambrian And Ordovician Fossils At Extinction Canyon, Nevada"
The place lots of paleontology aficionados call Extinction Canyon, situated within Nevada's Great Basin Desert, is especially noted for producing locally common whole and mostly complete early Cambrian trilobites. Other extinct organisms often found in an excellent state of preservation in the gener...
- Sat May 21, 2022 5:54 am
- Forum: Rock Hounding & Lapidary
- Topic: Plant Fossils Near Reno, Nevada
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Plant Fossils Near Reno, Nevada
Not long ago, I uploaded to https://inyo6.coffeecup.com/reno/renofossils.html my field trip report "Plant Fossils In The Neighborhood Of Reno, Nevada." It's about two middle Miocene (15.6 to 13.3 million years old) leaf-seed-needle-fascicle (a bundle of needles), and cone-producing places ...
- Tue Aug 04, 2020 6:45 am
- Forum: Rock Hounding & Lapidary
- Topic: Fossil Plants, Insects And Frogs Near Virginia City, Nevada
- Replies: 1
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Fossil Plants, Insects And Frogs Near Virginia City, Nevada
Not long ago, I uploaded a new page, entitled Fossil Plants, Insects And Frogs In The Vicinity Of Virginia City, Nevada over at http://inyo3.coffeecup.com/coalvalley/coalvalleyfossils.html . Contains a detailed text, with on-site images and photographs of fossils. Situated not far from Virginia City...
- Sun May 28, 2017 10:43 am
- Forum: Rock Hounding & Lapidary
- Topic: My New Print Book (pdf)--"In Search Of Vanished Ages--Field Trips To Fossil Localities In California, Nevada, And Utah"
- Replies: 1
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My New Print Book (pdf)--"In Search Of Vanished Ages--Field Trips To Fossil Localities In California, Nevada, And Utah"
I've completed a new print book (pdf) called In Search Of Vanished Ages--Field Trips To Fossil Localities In California, Nevada, And Utah . 29 of the 30 fossils-related field trips are to the Mojave Desert and Great Basin. It's now available for free download over at http://inyo.coffeecup.com/site/f...
- Sat Jun 25, 2016 6:10 am
- Forum: Rock Hounding & Lapidary
- Topic: New Fossils-Related Page--"A Visit To Fossil Valley, Great Basin Desert, Nevada"
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New Fossils-Related Page--"A Visit To Fossil Valley, Great Basin Desert, Nevada"
Rather recently I uploaded my latest paleontology-related web page, entitled A Visit To Fossil Valley, Great Basin Desert, Nevada ( http://inyo2.coffeecup.com/fossilvalley/fossilvalley.html ). Includes detailed text; images of fossils; and on-site photographs, as well. It's cyber-visit to a world-fa...
- Thu Apr 28, 2016 6:57 pm
- Forum: Rock Hounding & Lapidary
- Topic: Two New Fossils-Related Pages: Westgard Pass And Mazourka Canyon, California
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- Views: 44465
Two New Fossils-Related Pages: Westgard Pass And Mazourka Canyon, California
Not too long ago, I uploaded two new fossils-related pages: 1) Early Cambrian Fossils Of Westgard Pass, California --A world-renowned geologic wonderland several miles east of Big Pine, California, in the neighboring White-Inyo Mountains; one of the best places on the planet to examine Cambrian Expl...
- Tue Sep 15, 2015 10:19 am
- Forum: Rock Hounding & Lapidary
- Topic: Fossils In Millard County, Utah
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- Views: 29319
Fossils In Millard County, Utah
Over at http://inyo2.coffeecup.com/fossilmountain/millardfossils.html I recently uploaded my latest paleontology-related page--"Fossils In Millard County, Utah." Describes two world-famous early Paleozoic Era fossil localities situated in the eastern Great Basin Desert: the 505 million yea...
- Sat Aug 30, 2014 5:15 am
- Forum: General Desert Information
- Topic: Interesting highways
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Re: Interesting highways
we took California Highway 168 east from Bishop through the White Mountains and to the Nevada border. Once in Nevada the road becomes Nevada 266. The highway didn't disappoint. It is full of twists and rewarding views, contrasts and surprises. California 168 ascends to a 7,100-foot pass, squeezes d...
- Fri Aug 29, 2014 4:21 pm
- Forum: General Desert Information
- Topic: Mystery Of Death Valley's Moving Rocks Finally Solved
- Replies: 1
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Mystery Of Death Valley's Moving Rocks Finally Solved
Yes, indeed. It's been solved, finally--how the mysterious sliding rocks of Death Valley National Park are propelled across the world-famous Racetrack Playa (northern sector of the vast desert park, formerly Death Valley National Monument, now with the assimilation of adjacent Wilderness lands in 19...
- Mon Aug 06, 2012 10:11 am
- Forum: General Desert Information
- Topic: Mojave Desert Fossil Insects And Vertebrates
- Replies: 0
- Views: 8684
Mojave Desert Fossil Insects And Vertebrates
Over at http://inyo.coffeecup.com/site/barstowfossils/barstowfossils.html I've uploaded my new page, "Fossil Insects And Vertebrates On The Mojave Desert, California." Includes detailed text, images of fossils, and on-site photographs for virtual field trips to two world-famous localities ...