One of the World’s First Reefs Can Be Found on Mountains in Nevada
Jack Tamisiea, Hakai Magazine and Smithsonian Institute, December 20, 2021
Hidden on a Mountain in the Desert, Signs of the World’s First Reefs
Archaeocyaths were Earth’s original reef builders, and one of the
best places to see them is in the Nevada desert. by Jack Tamisiea,
Hakai Magazine, December 8, 2021
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The paper is:
Pruss, S.B., Slaymaker, M.L., Smith, E.F., Zhuravlev, A.Y. and Fike,
D.A., 2021. Cambrian reefs in the lower Poleta Formation: a new
occurrence of a thick archaeocyathan reef near Gold Point, Nevada,
USA. Facies, 67(2), pp.1-13.
Yours,
Paul H.