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The exposed geology of the Canyonlands area is complex and diverse; 12 formations are exposed in Canyonlands National Park that range in age from Pennsylvanian to Cretaceous. The oldest and perhaps most interesting was created from evaporites deposited from evaporating seawater. Various fossil-rich limestones, sandstones, and shales were deposited by advancing and retreating warm shallow seas through much of the remaining Paleozoic.

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  • Geologie der Canyonlands (de)
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  • The exposed geology of the Canyonlands area is complex and diverse; 12 formations are exposed in Canyonlands National Park that range in age from Pennsylvanian to Cretaceous. The oldest and perhaps most interesting was created from evaporites deposited from evaporating seawater. Various fossil-rich limestones, sandstones, and shales were deposited by advancing and retreating warm shallow seas through much of the remaining Paleozoic. (en)
  • Die Geologie der Canyonlands ist sehr abwechslungsreich. Im Canyonlands-Nationalpark im US-Bundesstaat Utah sind 12 Gesteinsformationen aufgeschlossen, deren Alter vom Pennsylvanium (Oberkarbon) bis in die Kreidezeit reicht. Die älteste und vielleicht auch interessanteste Formation besteht aus Evaporiten, die auf eindampfendes Meerwasser zurückzuführen sind. Vorstoßende und sich wieder zurückziehende warme Flachmeere hinterließen im weiteren Verlauf des Paläozoikums verschiedene fossilreiche Kalke, Sandsteine und Schiefertone. (de)
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