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Fossil Shells at Chaco Canyon

 


Geologic strata with ancient shell fossils, found in the canyon wall

The weathered old canyons, deserts, and mesas of northwestern New Mexico were once at the bottom of an even more ancient sea, as shown by this layer of seashells from more than 75 million years ago in the Late Cretaceous Period.

 

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