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Log Book for February 19, 2004
Geology Report
Kyoichi Sasazawa Reporting
Introduction: Bob, Louise and I took an EVA returning to the northern stream field 2.5km to the north. There we collected many fossil samples.
Geological Description: Outcrops along the stream show a transition of late Jurassic Morrison Formation to Cretaceous Dakota Formation. Dakota Formation unconformably overlies Morrison Formation.
Sample List:
- Locality: UTM 0517.08E 4253.28N (waypoint 106)
Rock type: Conglomerate, pebble size 0.2-1.5cm, gray silt matrix
Gryphaeidae ("devils' toenail" oyster)
unidentified microfossils
- Locality: UTM 0517.40E 4253.87N
Rock type: Conglomerate, pebble size 0.2-1.5cm, gray silt matrix
Gryphaeidae
- Locality: UTM 0517.81E 4253.43N (waypoint 105)
Rock type: Black Shale
unidentified Mollusca
unidentified microfossils
Conclusion: Numerous Gryphaea fossils were found at various locations in Mid-ridge area. We continue paleobiological and stratigraphical study.
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