Sentences with phrase «old rocks exposed»

Fossils of the ancient leviathan were unearthed from 480 - million - year - old rocks exposed on a hillside in southeastern Morocco.

Here on Ambergris Caye, the oldest rocks exposed at the surface are Late Pleistocene and Holocene in age.

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Erosion eventually wore the mountains down, exposing the older rocks.

The rocks had to be 50 million years old, as that is the age of the primates they study, and the land had to be sloped by at least 5 degrees, so erosion was likely to have exposed fossils.

While the Tetons are a relatively young mountain range, formed by an uplift along the Teton Fault less than 9 million years ago, the rocks exposed there are some of the oldest found in North America.

Although the Tetons form the youngest range in the Rockies, they expose some of the oldest rock in North America, creating a treasure - trove for geologists — and a paradise for anyone inspired by breathtaking mountain scenery.Leaving Grand Teton, we journey on to Yellowstone, where your home for the night is a renowned lodge set within the park.

«As the rover travels farther down the slope, it will be able to examine increasingly older rocks in the exposed walls of the crater.»

School grounds should be inspected for potential hazards such as: • Verandah poles outside doorways, in thoroughfares or in situations where students are unlikely to see them, especially while running; • Steps and changes in level which are poorly proportioned, difficult to see or lack handrails; • Fencing, gates and railings which students climb and which have structural problems, sharp protrusions, splinters or other hazards; • Trip hazards at ground level — protruding drainage pit covers, irregular paving, cracks or tree roots in thoroughfares, broken off post or other remnants of old structures; • Loose gravely surfaces on slopes and where students run; • Slippery patches which may stay damp in winter; • Rocks which students can fall onto or throw around; • Embankments which students can slip down or which have protruding sharp objects; • Blind corners in busy areas; taps and hoses which are positioned where students play or walk; window glass at low levels through which students could fall; • Holes, cracks or exposed irrigation fixtures in ovals; • Trees or shrubs with poisonous parts, sharp spikes or thorns or branches at eye level; • Splinters and deteriorating timbers in seats, retaining edges and other wooden constructions; • sSeds or other areas with hazardous chemicals or machinery to which students have access; rubbish skips which students can climb into or around, or which place students at risk when trucks enter the school; • Areas within the site used for car parking when students are present; and, • Sporting equipment such as goal posts or basketball rings which have structural or other design or maintenance problems.

One day you may be standing in awe of age old Aboriginal rock painting, to stepping ashore in Dili, to being a witness to the vast and impressive tidal changes at Montgomery Reef as the tide drops 40 feet in mid ocean trapped waters spill grandly over the edge of the exposed reef.