Week 7 - Field Trip to Death Valley

At the Titus Canyon stop through Death Valley, walls formed by gray rocks are present at the western end of the canyon. These gray rocks are made of limestone and are of the Cambrian time period. These rocks began formation while the Death Valley was under tropical seas over half a billion years ago. Were any fossils discovered that might indicate the aquatic life in this valley during the time it was submerged?

At the Mosaic Canyon stop, a narrow slot canyon can be seen which consists of a smooth marble material formed by stretching and water just a few million years ago. The image below shows the direction and exact formation caused by rushing water through the canyon. 

The third stop of the field trip occurred at the Shoreline Butte location. Horizontal lines in the butte show evidence of crashing waves which occured when the butte was a small island in the sea, nearly 200,000 years ago.