GeoLog

Oregon

Imaggeo on Mondays: Foggy Bandon beach, Oregon

Frederik Tack June 17, 2019

This picture was taken at Bandon beach, Oregon. Bandon is well-known for its memorable seascape of stacks of all shapes and sizes. These rock formations are known to geologists as ‘knockers’ and carry nicknames like ‘the Wizards hat’. They date from the Jurassic period – about 200 to 145 million years ago – and are …[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Painted Hills after the storm.

Laura Roberts-Artal November 10, 2014

The geological record preserved at John Day Fossil beds, in Oregon, USA, is very special. Rarely can you study a continuous succession through changing climates quite like you can at this National Park in the USA. It is a treasure trove of some 60,000 plant and animal fossil specimens that were preserved over a period …[Read More]