Detail View: Image Archives: Ancient Denvers Paintings - Slimey Shoreline

File Name: 
IOS.2002.3.jpg
catalog number: 
IOS.2002.3
collection: 
Image Archives
title: 
Ancient Denvers Paintings - Slimey Shoreline
creator: 
Jan Vriesen
creator type: 
artist
creator: 
Carla Bradmon
creator type: 
creator of digital collection
description: 
Lykins Formation Sabkha (250 million years ago). A grim coastal sabkha much like the modern coastline of Iraq shows what a tropical coast looks like in arid world climate. Shallow super salty water laps on drab algal mounds.
date: 
2001
date type: 
date of creation
date: 
10/31/2011
date type: 
date of LUNA ingest
location: 
USA, Colorado, Denver Museum of Nature and Science
modified: 
no
format: 
image/jpg
file size: 
2.56MB
source: 
40x48 inch painting on canvas
rights: 
use with permission Denver Museum of Nature & Science