Fossilized Grasshopper Eggs Found At John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
- By Compiled From N... - January 16th, 2024 2:30am
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Chances are, you've photographed atmospheric phenomena like this sun halo captured at the Painted Hills Unit of John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. An atmospheric phenomenon is created by the interaction of sunlight or moonlight with the atmosphere, clouds, rain, water, dust or other particulate matter.
"Climate change doesn't happen overnight, nor is it a smooth process. The Painted Hills contain a record of both long-term climate change as well as the fluctuations that occurred along the way. For instance, those iron-red bands you see in the hills represent a warm and moist environment where the soil was usually damp. Ponds and lakes would have dotted the area.
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