Last updated: October 5, 2020
Place
Stop 5: Invertebrate Burrows
NPS/Eric Grunwald
Quick Facts
Location:
41.836495, -103.697778
Amenities
1 listed
Scenic View/Photo Spot
About 75 feet down the trail from the concrete steps is an exposure of laminated volcanic ash lens up to 20 inches thick. Excellent samples of a number of different types of invertebrate burrows are present in the ash and in adjacent sandstones. These burrows are cylindrical, smooth walled, and generally non-branching. They have been interpreted by geologists to have been made by insects, possibly beetles.
Here we have seen an example of one way that living creatures have altered the geology of Scotts Bluff. At our next stop on the tour we will see another area that geolgists interpret as having been altered by living organisms. To get to the next stop on the tour, head down the trail to the major bend. Once you get to the north side of the major bend, look at the rock to the left of the trail.
Here we have seen an example of one way that living creatures have altered the geology of Scotts Bluff. At our next stop on the tour we will see another area that geolgists interpret as having been altered by living organisms. To get to the next stop on the tour, head down the trail to the major bend. Once you get to the north side of the major bend, look at the rock to the left of the trail.