Rock Layers, Laramie Formation



							This formation was deposited by low-lying coastal swamps and estuaries along the edge of the Cretaceous sea. Coal seams are common in the lower part of the formation. Typical fossils include palm leaves and dinosaur bones. A) Outcrop near Colorado Springs, Colorado. B) When the Laramie Formation was being deposited, Denver looked like this Louisiana swamp. C) Fossil leaf.

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