Images Dated 28th October 2006

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The Great Barranca - exposure of terrestrial Paleocene (early Tertiary) sedimentary rocks.
East of the town of Sarmiento, Province Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina.
In the words of a paleontologist, "it is the most imposing and important single known fossil mammal locality in South America, and one of the most important in the world" (George Gaylard Simpson, 1984).
Dark smooth hills: Salamanca Formation
Middle yellow/red cliffs: Rio Chico Formation
Top whitish layers: Sarmiento Formation
Francois Gohier

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Emperor Penguin - adults with chick sheltering on its feet

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Emperor Penguin - adults with chick sheltering on it's feet.
Snow Hill Island, Antarctica
Aptenodytes forsteri
M. Watson
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