[Rockhounds] Blue Basin, John Day Fossil Beds

[Tim Fisher]

I've been on the trail, if you're ever in central Oregon and into paleontology it's a must see, along with the Painted Hills. The Condon Paleontology Center ties it all together. All worth a day of your time.

Tim Fisher
Orerockon.com
Email nospam at orerockon.com


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From: Rockhounds [mailto:rockhounds-bounces at rockhounds.drizzle.com] On Behalf Of Paul
Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2018 8:24 AM
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Subject: [Rockhounds] Blue Basin, John Day Fossil Beds

Blue Basin is a beautiful, overlooked wonder at the John Day Fossil Beds By Jamie Hale, The Oregonian, OregonLive, July 03, 2018 https://www.oregonlive.com/expo/life_and_culture/erry-2018/07/32c7d189946376/blue_basin_is_a_beautiful_over.html

Blue Basin and Island in Time Trails, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument http://www.americansouthwest.net/oregon/john-day-fossil-beds/blue-basin-trail.html

Some related papers are:

Albright III, L.B., Woodburne III, M.O., Fremd III, T.J., Swisher III III, C.C., MacFadden III, B.J. and Scott III, G.R., 2008. Revised chronostratigraphy and biostratigraphy of the John Day Formation (Turtle Cove and Kimberly members), Oregon, with implications for updated calibration of the Arikareean North American Land Mammal Age. The Journal of Geology, 116(3), pp. 211-237.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235984629_Revised_Chronostratigraphy_and_Biostratigraphy_of_the_John_Day_Formation_Turtle_Cove_and_Kimberly_Members_Oregon_with_Implications_for_Updated_Calibration_of_the_Arikareean_North_American_Land_Mammal_
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/L_Albright
http://ucriverside.academia.edu/MichaelWoodburne

Hunt Jr, R.M. and Stepleton, E., 2004. Geology and paleontology of the upper John Day beds, John Day River Valley, Oregon: lithostratigraphic and biochronologic revision in the Haystack Valley and Kimberly areas (Kimberly and Mt. Misery quadrangles). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, pp. 1-90.
http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/450

Fremd, T.J., 2010. SVP Field Symposium 2010 John Day Basin Field Conference John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (and surrounding basin)Oregon, USA June 7 – 11, 2010 https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/handle/1794/12193

Yours,

Paul H.


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