Vertically dipping sedimentary beds of limestone, Southwestern Montana

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These beds are part of the Gastropod Limestone, the upper part of the Cretaceous Kootenai Formation. They are vertical because of mountain-building activity during the end of the Mesozoic Era.

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Location: Southwestern Montana
Photo credit: © Marli Miller / Alamy / Afripics
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