Far south in southeastern Arizona, the presence of exposed limestone rocks of the same age as Sedona’s red rocks marked the location of the Pedregosa Sea.

The Schnebly Hill Formation is comprised of the Sycamore Pass (top) and Bell Rock (bottom) members, which are separated by a ten- to twelve-foot thick layer of grey-colored limestone …

Far away to the south in southeastern Arizona, exposed limestone rocks that are the same age as Sedona’s red rocks, reveal the location of the warm, shallow Pedregosa Sea. Through time as …

Following this the Pedregosa Sea washed in from the southeast, reworking the dunes into a flat bedded sandstone layer called the Schnebly Hill Formation. The red colors are due to iron …

The (Upper) Late Pennsylvanian Wescogame Formation is a slope-forming, sandstone, red-orange geologic unit, formed from an addition of eolian sand, [2] added to marine …

Jul 3, 2024 · The conclusion is that the region was subject to periodic incursions of the Pedregosa Sea, which reworked wind-blown sand dunes into horizontal layers. Interestingly, there are no …

Apr 7, 2020 · It offers mind weather year round with a dark sky community where you can have the best stargazing experience of your life. Sedona is located in the upper Sonoran desert of …

Mar 13, 2024 · Southeastern Arizona rocks reveal existence of Pedregosa Sea that flooded the Sedona area

When these rivers flooded, they left sediment which makes up the Hermit formation. This layer erodes easily which is why most of the forest grows and much of Sedona is developed here. …

May 17, 2012 · This sea today is known as the Pedregosa Sea (Pedregosa is Spanish for “stony” but the name comes from a limestone layer that was first described in the Pedregosa …