Ancient ripples marks

3D Model

For those park visitors that hike the back country, ripple marks in bedrock can be seen on the South Mesa Trail. Visitors in this arid can walk former “beach-front property”, remnants of an ancient in-land sea in the now arid Southwest. These ripple marks were photographed not only to demonstrate the past environment, but also as a means of preservations. Located directly on a public trail, this paleontological resources may be at greater risk of degradationf than others in the field. As the ripple marks eventually wear away, this model will remain to tell that story.