Field Notebook: Arctic 1985
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Unit no. 13 17m to dip slope of rubbly Fe-stom organic trash in san layers Some layers have a large clay component Slope is distinctly rubble covered w/ much Fe stone Fauna: Tapir Hyrachius 2 turtles Allaghallosuchus Vertebrae seem to occur near the top of the unit beneath the mantling layer of Fe-stone modules. 129d Many Vertebrate sand - Locality 8 poorly sorted coarse to fines beds alternatm w/f/m seels of SS 1/4 gray weathered pelbules of A grante, y to 10 cm - 40cm grit layers rolled sst sand armored Fe-stones modules numerous Fe stone module. large clay ball clasts up to 1/2 m , red gray sand has a distinct banding where it is well- exposed. Burins are limonite brown, yellow, gray, and mid-dark gray. Pollen sample from Clay ball clast at 6.5m 8548F bands .5 - 3 m thick Fe stone at 12 m