Project Description: For this project a geophysical survey will be conducted to locate and record covered fossil trackways and lakeshore features. This is an initial survey to test the capabilities of geophysical equipment and gather data and images for public sharing and resource management and protection. The survey will take place within the western half of the monument at a highly concentrated track site. A test survey was conducted in April 2017 for a two meter by two-meter area that successfully allowed buried prints to be detected. The information gathered from this project will provide the knowledge to conduct an extensive survey in the future of the western shorelines of Monument. The information from this survey will provide new media for public interpretation and understating. From this survey, GIS layers will be created and a final report on the significance of the unique characteristics that from these type of fossil prints. The associated analyses, models, and supportive maps will provide important baseline information about the nature of geological conditions that formed and preserve this incredible fossil track site.
Lead Principal Investigator: Dr. Sturt Manning, Cornell University
Partner Institution: Cornell University
Federal Agency: National Park Service
Federal Agency Technical Contact: David Bustos
Project Type: Research
Project Discipline: Natural Resources
Project Sub-Discipline(s): Cultural and Historic
Start Year: 2017
End Year: 2019
Initial Funding Amount: $30,122.00
Federal Grant Number: P17AC00762
Amendments
- Amendment Number: 01, Year: 2019, Amount: $0.00
National Park or Protected Area: White Sands (NPS)
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