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Teichichnus Burrows
''Teichichnus'' is an ichnogenus with a distinctive form produced by the stacking of thin 'tongues' of sediment, atop one another. They are believed to be fodinichnia, with the organism adopting the habit of retracing the same route through varying heights of the sediment, which would allow it to avoid going over the same area. These 'tongues' are often quite sinuous, reflecting perhaps a more nutrient-poor environment in which the feeding animals had to cover a greater area of sediment, in order to acquire sufficient nourishment. ''Teichichnus'' is recognized as a series of tightly packed, concave-up or down laminae, and lacks an outside border or lining, which distinguishes ''Teichichnus'' from the ''Diplocraterion'' ichnogenus An ichnotaxon (plural ichnotaxa) is "a taxon based on the fossilized work of an organism", i.e. the non-human equivalent of an artifact. ''Ichnotaxon'' comes from the Ancient Greek (''íchnos'') meaning "track" and English , itself derived from .... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost Hills Oil Field
The Lost Hills Oil Field is a large oil field in the Lost Hills Range, north of the town of Lost Hills, California, Lost Hills in western Kern County, California, Kern County, California, in the United States. Production While only the 18th-largest oil field in California in size, in total remaining reserves it ranks sixth, with the equivalent of over producible reserves still in the ground, according to the California Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources (Chevron Corp., the principal operator, estimates considerably more oil in the ground). Production at Lost Hills has been increasing steadily: as of the end of 2006, it was California's second fastest-growing oil field, exceeded only by the nearby Cymric Oil Field, Cymric Field. The Lost Hills field also contains considerable reserves of natural gas. In 1998, one of the field's gas wells was the site of a spectacular blowout, producing a pillar of fire which burned for 14 days and was visible more than away. Setting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
