Fossil Snails in sandstone - Menlo Park, CA
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saopaulo1
N 37° 27.424 W 122° 10.270
10S E 573302 N 4145901
A fossil display in Menlo Park.
Waymark Code: WMGPZA
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/29/2013
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The rock with the fossils is part of a self guided tour on the campus of USGS. This rock is located by the library.
The plaque reads: “Fossil-bearing marine sandstone of Paleocene age collected three miles north of Fairfield, California. The elongate spiral gastropods (Turritella) lived in shallow water some 60 million years ago and were killed and crowded together possibly by storm currents. The sediment and shells then slumped into deeper water before being lithified into solid rock.”
What kinds of fossils are found here:
Fossils of shells
Admission Fee: no
Link for more information about this site: Not listed
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