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Snowmass
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SNO20110607-7.jpg
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SNO20110607-7
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collection:
Snowmass
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title:
Snowmastodon Excavation, Fossils
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Snowmastodon Excavation, Fossils
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creator:
Christine Powers
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Christine Powers
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creator type:
creator of digital collection
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creator:
Richard M. Wicker
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Richard M. Wicker
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creator type:
photographer
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photographer
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description:
Masotodon vertebra in situ. In just seven weeks, crews from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science unearthed more than 4,500 fossils and identified 20 different vertebrate animals at the Snowmastodon Excavation Site, Ziegler Reservoir, Snowmass, Colorado. The preserved series of Ice Age fossil ecosystems is one of the most significant fossil discoveries ever made in Colorado. The site is estimated to be between 45 and 150 thousand years old.
description
Masotodon vertebra in situ. In just seven weeks, crews from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science unearthed more than 4,500 fossils and identified 20 different vertebrate animals at the Snowmastodon Excavation Site, Ziegler Reservoir, Snowmass, Colorado. The preserved series of Ice Age fossil ecosystems is one of the most significant fossil discoveries ever made in Colorado. The site is estimated to be between 45 and 150 thousand years old.
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date:
6/7/2011
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6/7/2011
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location:
USA, Colorado, Pitkin County, Snowmass Village, Ziegler Reservoir
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USA, Colorado, Pitkin County, Snowmass Village, Ziegler Reservoir
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modified:
no
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no
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image/jpg
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image/jpg
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file size:
4.10 MB
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source:
Nikon D300
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Nikon D300
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rights:
use with permission Denver Museum of Nature & Science
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use with permission Denver Museum of Nature & Science
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