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Where groups geological formations by the place each one actually is. The Grand Canyon, Wikipedia notes, "is 277 miles (446 km) long, up to 18 miles (29 km) wide" and lies in Arizona, United States. Browsing by location lets a visitor see every formation standing in one part of the world.

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is a sedimentary deposit that preserves an exceptionally high amount of palaeontological information. 1
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1. Wikipedia: Lagerstatte
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is a sedimentary deposit that preserves an exceptionally high amount of palaeontological information.
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