Re: fish heads

David Campbell (bivalve@mailserv0.isis.unc.edu)
Tue, 13 Jan 1998 10:19:12 -0400

Not sure if everything went to the list, so here's a re-posting

Bill Payne wrote:
>> >In light of the lack of an explanation for the fossilization of fish in
>> >areas of slow deposition, and assuming that Art's citations are correct
>> >in stating that varves do not reflect variation in thicknesses congruent
>> >with the 11-year sun spot cycle, I would say that the conventional varve
>> >explanation for the origin of the Green River formation is questionable.
>>
>> Are the fish associated with the layers? I don't think we've established
>> that they are relevant to the question of the origin of the layers.
>>
>> David C.
As Glenn has pointed out, the Green River Formation includes many units,
deposited in different lakes and streams. I don't know where the fish are
and where the layers are.

David C.