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Fig. 5. Graphic log of the earliest and thickest Stage I deposits at Red Hill showing location of fossiliferous zone with
respect to these avulsion deposits. See text for details.
penecontemporaneously in the areas near the site
of deposition. The standing water taphofacies is
represented by green-grey siltstones with abundant
plant material and an occasional occurrence of
arthropod and vertebrate remains. The vertebrate
remains from this setting are black and 'carbonized'
suggesting different water chemistry and diagen-
etic conditions (perhaps more acidic) than other
