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Photographer: Barry Swackhamer
Taken: September 10, 2015
Caption: All Because of an Ancient Lake Marker
Additional Description: Captions: (center) Lake helped create the Green River Formation, a series of rock layers formed from lake sediment that contains may fossils. The sediments of the Green River Formation present a continuous record of 6 million years of geological history. Green River Cliffs, Wyoming an 1881 landscaper painting by American artist Thomas Moran, showcases these strata.; (right side-bar) (Map showing the extent of Lake Gosiute); (left side-bar) (Trona mineral).
Submitted: October 30, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p335993
File Size: 3.285 Megabytes

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