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Sediments and Fossils Marker
Photographer: Barry Swackhamer
Taken: August 8, 2019
Caption: Sediments and Fossils Marker
Additional Description: Captions: (upper right) Pliocene fossils buried in the Hagerman Fossil Beds sediments, such as this horse skull, are some of the most diverse and plentiful in the world.l (bottom left) Sediment layers range from a few inches to several feet, depending on the extent of ancient river and lake deposition.; (bottom right) Skulls and other bones of the Hagerman Horse were preserved when they were buried under the sediments.
Submitted: September 14, 2019, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p493215
File Size: 3.295 Megabytes

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