Sagebrush Steve Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 The recent discussions about fossil hunting at Douglas Pass and Florissant, Colorado, caused me to call up Google Maps to see where they are. Lo and behold, as I was scrolling across the map, I came across a geographical feature near Gunnison called “Fossil Ridge.” Well,with a name like that I thought I should find out more about it. But an Internet search hasn’t helped much. So far all I’ve found out is that it is part of a wilderness area with hiking trails and that it is “a high, exposed ridge of Paleozoic carbonates that contain epeiric sea fossils.” But nothing more about the fossils themselves. Anyone know anything about it? At an elevation of 13,000 feet and a hike of at least several miles, it isn’t something you would want to do if the fossils weren’t interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Paleozoic stratigraphy of the Sawatch Range, Colorado J. HARLAN JOHNSON GSA Bulletin (1944) 55 (3): 303-378. Should help. Sorry I do not have a download for you. Id check fruitbats library for any corrilating papers or articles. 1 ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 @FossilDudeCO "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 43 minutes ago, PFOOLEY said: @FossilDudeCO Been absent as of late. “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 38 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said: Been absent as of late. Yup...still good to let him know he's needed. 1 "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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