This is a great location in Inyo County for possible
Ediacaran Period fossils, found between Cowhorn Valley and Little Cowhorn Valley. This is a new Period ratified in 2004...the first to be created in over 120 years. The period ran for 93 million years ending 542 million years ago. These are soft bodied animals that lived just before the great Cambrian Explosion, then they all apparently went
extinct...
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| Ediacaran Worm fossils. |
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| Ediacaran worms that have been exposed showing a perpendicular cut across their body (the round images) |
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| More Ediacaran worms. |
Below are from Google Images and represent additional fossils we found...
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| Ediacaran fossil - Cowhorn Ridge |
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| Ediacaran fossil - Cowhorn Ridge |
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| Ediacaran fossil - Cowhorn Ridge |
Additional information on the Ediacaran Period, go to Wikipedia.
Great! I am going to Australia and I'm looking forward to see that!!
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