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Michael Sandstrom
Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
NSF Graduate Research Fellow
GALLERY

Cave in Bermuda

Lake Isabella, CA
Dead tree trunks in the lake tell a story of drier conditions in the not so distant past, when a forest existed where the lake stands today. Photo credit: Angela Rhoads

Elephant seals napping by Big Sur
Photo credit: Angela Rhoads

Fossil Falls, California
Water-carved lava near the vicinity of Death Valley.

Red Rock Canyon, California

Southern Sierra Nevada Mts.

Petrified 3 Million Year Old Redwood
This tree was preserved when a volcanic eruption (much like Mt. Saint Helen) blew it down and covered it with a protective layer of ash.

Petrified Wood

Sea Urchins, California coast
Photo credit: Angela Rhoads

Starfish from "Blue Lagoon"
Starfish from the Dominican Republic.

Star fish off of Dominican Republic

LDEO Core Wall

Coral from LDEO archive

Top view of coral head

Coral in LDEO archive

Polyps of a fossil coral

Manganese nodule

Tile saw I use for cutting coral

Fossilized beach ripples, ON, Canada

Natural gas drill rig, PA
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