The
Red Mountain road cut rocks were formed million of years ago when
North America was covered by a shallow sea. Fossils from the
Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, and Mississippian ages are found at
this site. Members found a good selection of fossils,
including
numerous brachiapods, the pygidium of a Llandovacaste birminghamensis
trilobite (used in the BPS logo), graptolites, unidentified plant
stems, gastropods, a number of trace fossils, and even some nice
samples of calcite and dolomite crystals.
Red Mountain road cut rocks were formed million of years ago when
North America was covered by a shallow sea. Fossils from the
Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, and Mississippian ages are found at
this site. Members found a good selection of fossils,
including
numerous brachiapods, the pygidium of a Llandovacaste birminghamensis
trilobite (used in the BPS logo), graptolites, unidentified plant
stems, gastropods, a number of trace fossils, and even some nice
samples of calcite and dolomite crystals.
(Photos
courtesy Chris and
Vicki Lais)
And
some mineral specimens:
Hematite
White
calcite crystals.
Pink
calcite (dolomite) crystals.
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General trip photos
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