Mesozoic snow?

[Swift Claw <missraptor@deadraccoon.com>]

on 6/11/05 9:57 AM, Phil Bigelow at bigelowp@juno.com wrote:
 

> But freeze-thaw cycles CAN be
> preserved in modern environments, and the discovery of polygonal soil in
> a Mesozoic formation would/will be an important find.  AFAIK, such a
> discovery hasn't yet been made.
> 
> The best place to look for polygonal paleosols in Mesozoic rocks would be
> in Australia, northern Canada, northern Siberia, and Alaska (duh).


But the time I see something like that happen is mainly in the summer when
the rains hit the dry soil and then dry again quickly...

~Tiffany Miller 


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