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FG-CD-87 Dinosaur geology: Sedimentary sequence at Ghost Ranch, New Mexico

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Dinosaur geology: Sedimentary sequence at Ghost Ranch, New Mexico
Triassic Chinle Formation (red, foreground); Jurassic Entrada Formation (red/white cliffs); Jurassic Morrison Formation (slopes); Cretaceous Dakota Sandstone (upper cliffs). Aside for having been the residence of the artist Georgia O'Keeffe, Ghost Ranch, near Abiquiu, New Mexico, is also famous for the discovery of a mass mortality site of the dinosaur "Coelophysis". An expedition of the American Museum of Natural History led by Edwin Colbert found the site in 1947. Coelophysis was a small carnivorous dinosaur of the late Triassic.
Francois Gohier
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Ring of Brogar

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Ring of Brogar
Orkney Islands
Chris Knights
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Neolithic Chambered Tombs

Neolithic Chambered Tombs series 2 of 6 walk-in 5 chambered tomb dating back to 3600BC, excavation shows that the tomb had been used over some 1000 years before it was closed in, and contained the incomplete skeletons of 46 people, suggesting a ritual use over a long period. West Kennet Neolithic Long Barrow, Wiltshire, England

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