Field Notebook: SD, WY 1956
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July 11 Lantry Dam locality, Fox Hills here has upper ss member of massive buff frizzle somewhat argill. ss. (Sample) with scattered concretions- loc in zones but not consistent. This in cut of old US 212 to S in cut for spillway lower beds appear. Begin to get more shaly, few concretions but rudiv. large "courzi" This is a finer ss with sh bleks & irreg small lenses transitional with ss above. Is structureless for most part + irreg jointed July 12 Seeman Park locality, Linton N.D. See old notes from Stotler for some of details. loc #4 Around on W side of hill with cut-bank in park is gulley with slopes. Fossil lots as follows. A- From 12veg concs about 2+ above top of "sulphur" zone. Letter here about 3' thick. Concs, shaly, show lamination & thin bedding, same barings. Have huge Gervillias loc. & few zmannitios. B. Loc. concs similar to those in A above. With numerous Gervillia