My field work in the Gravelly Range of southwest Montana has been on-going for a few years. Each field season there usually are field crews from the Alf Museum/Webb Schools headed up by Don Lofgren, along with many other earth scientists from a variety of places working together in the Gravelly Range. We base our…
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Working On High Elevation Tertiary Strata, Southwestern Montana
Working on Tertiary strata in the Gravelly Range, southwestern Montana, is sometime daunting to do. The Lion Mountain Tertiary section shown in the photo to the right is one of those places that makes for a grueling day or several days of field work. The Tertiary section unconformably overlies various Paleozoic units, such as Mississippian…
Tertiary geology and paleontology of the central Gravelly Range – a project update
It’s time for our yearly update talk on field work and data compilation for the Tertiary geology and paleontology of the central Gravelly Range project in southwestern Montana. TheĀ Madison Ranger District in Ennis, Montana (5 Forest Service Road) will be hosting my talk on Monday, April 2ndĀ at 10am in the Madison Ranger District conference room….
Tertiary Geology and Paleontology in the Gravelly Range, Southwestern Montana
A part of my recent geological field work includes working on high elevation Tertiary strata in the Gravelly Range, southwestern Montana. The Gravelly Range is located in southwest Montana, about 10 miles southwest of Ennis, Montana. For some background on this area and what my field work is about, see an older blog that I…
Prospecting For Vertebrate Fossils On Hot Summer Days In Southwestern Montana
The end of July always brings The Webb School students who are interested in paleontology to southwestern Montana. That time is packed with prospecting a variety of Tertiary sites in the hopes of finding interesting vertebrate fossils. This year had its good finds along with persevering through some really hot days. Being on a surface…