Gigapans

This roadcut perserves ripple marks that are now nearly two billion years old. Tilted during the Penokean Orogeny, these rocks are also some of the oldest redbeds (evidence of an atmosphere with free oxygen) in the world.

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    1.78 Gigapixels

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    September 09, 2011

    Date Taken

    August 29, 2011

    Categories

    environmental, geology, landscape, nature, travel

    Tags

    ripple, rock, ripplemarks, roadcut, sedimentary, and 7 more

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