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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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