Pennsylvanian Morgan Formation overlain by Weber Formation, Warm Springs Cliff, Dinosaur National Monument, CO

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Cyclic Pennsylvanian Morgan Formation and overlying Weber Sandstone exposed at Warm Springs Cliff, Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado.

 

Pennsylvanian Morgan Formation, Yampa River Canyon, Dinosaur National Monument, CO

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Cyclothems of the Pennsylvanian Morgan Formation exposed in the canyon of the Yampa River, Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado. Alternating intervals of blue-gray limestone and orange cross-stratified sandstone record repeated glacio-eustatic sea level fluctuations. Photosets acquired from raft.

Pennsylvanian Hermosa Group, Highway 550, San Juan Mountains, Colorado

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Roadcut of Pennsylvanian Hermosa Group strata exposed between Molas Pass and Engineer Pass along US 550, San Juan Mountains, Colorado. Amalgamated cross-bedded, lenticular arkosic sandstone bodies and fine-grained mudstone partings with complex bedding relationships.