Creating a Stratigraphic Column of the Morrison Formation in Wyoming
Location
Room 232, Schewel Hall
Access Type
Campus Access Only
Entry Number
96
Start Date
4-5-2023 3:15 PM
End Date
4-5-2023 3:30 PM
College
Lynchburg College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Environmental Science
Keywords
Stratigraphy, Morrison Formation, Geology
Abstract
The Two Sisters 3 Quarry is a Jurassic-aged dinosaur digsite located near Cody Wyoming that has been active since 2004. The quarry is located in the Morrison Formation and underlain by the Sundance Formation in this field area. A stratigraphic column is a visual representation of rock units in an area that can be used to understand the relative positions of rock layers. In paleontology a stratigraphic column can be used to identify and locate rock units that contain dinosaur fossils. The goal of this project was to create a stratigraphic column for the Two Sisters Quarry as a reference for future researchers when searching for rock units containing fossils in the surrounding land. The stratigraphic column in this project was created by digging a trench into the hillside of the active quarry until fresh rock was exposed. Then a Jacob’s staff and Brunton compass was used to determine the dip and height of the rock units. Finally, the graphic column was designed in Microsoft Word.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. Brooke Haiar
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Creating a Stratigraphic Column of the Morrison Formation in Wyoming
Room 232, Schewel Hall
The Two Sisters 3 Quarry is a Jurassic-aged dinosaur digsite located near Cody Wyoming that has been active since 2004. The quarry is located in the Morrison Formation and underlain by the Sundance Formation in this field area. A stratigraphic column is a visual representation of rock units in an area that can be used to understand the relative positions of rock layers. In paleontology a stratigraphic column can be used to identify and locate rock units that contain dinosaur fossils. The goal of this project was to create a stratigraphic column for the Two Sisters Quarry as a reference for future researchers when searching for rock units containing fossils in the surrounding land. The stratigraphic column in this project was created by digging a trench into the hillside of the active quarry until fresh rock was exposed. Then a Jacob’s staff and Brunton compass was used to determine the dip and height of the rock units. Finally, the graphic column was designed in Microsoft Word.