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.