2021

HY2115 : Fossil ripple marks in sandstone

taken 3 years ago, near to Yesnaby, Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland

Fossil ripple marks in sandstone
Fossil ripple marks in sandstone
These ripple marks are more than 400 million years old and mark where the sandy floor of some ancient lake bed was formed into a pattern by the movement of water above.

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HY2115, 106 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Gordon Hatton   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 16 June, 2021   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 17 July, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! HY 2187 1545 [10m precision]
WGS84: 59:1.1363N 3:21.7449W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! HY 2188 1546
View Direction
West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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