Fossil facts and time line.(The Gazette (Colorado Springs))

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service | January 24, 2000| | Copyright

FOSSIL FACTS

_When the fossilized redwood trees at Florissant Fossil Beds were alive, the valley looked much different _ ferns and shrubs made a dense understory, and pine trees were crowded together with deciduous trees.

_It never was an animal-rich area; instead, insects ruled. Thousands of species buzzed the air.

_The volcano that changed the valley forever was near Guffey.

_Florissant's geologic history is shown in its shale deposits. Pikes Peak granite and tuff (a porous conglomeration that contained volcanic ash) also are found ...

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