The 280 Million Year Story of White Sands National Park! GEO GIRL

I've been visiting White Sands National Park since I was a kid, but it holds new meaning now that I've learned about its incredible geologic story! Hope you enjoy my explanation of the geologic history of White Sands in this video, including some clips of my time here growing up ;)

0:00 Intro to White Sands!
0:56 Pangea & Extinctions
2:19 Shallow Sea Disappeared
2:58 How the Gypsum Formed
4:53 How the Dunes Formed
6:03 Why it’s Pure Gypsum
7:35 Life in the White Sands?
8:21 Outro & Upcoming Content!

References:
NPS White Sands geology page: https://www.nps.gov/whsa/learn/geolog...
New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources- White Sands info page: https://geoinfo.nmt.edu/tour/federal/...
Earth System History: https://amzn.to/3v1Iy0G

PlanetGEO podcast (on spotify & apple podcast): https://planetgeocast.com/

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Non-textbook books I recommend:
Oxygen by D. Canfield: https://amzn.to/3gffbCL
Brief history of Earth by A. Knoll: https://amzn.to/3w3hC1I
Life on young planet by A. Knoll: https://amzn.to/2RBMpny
Some assembly required by N. Shubin: https://amzn.to/3w1Ezm2
Your inner fish by N. Shubin: https://amzn.to/3cpw3Wb
Oxygen by N. Lane: https://amzn.to/3z4FgwZ
Alien Oceans by K. Hand: https://amzn.to/3clMx1l
Life's Engines: https://amzn.to/3w1Nhke

Tools I use as a geologist/teacher/student:
Geology field notebook: https://amzn.to/3lb6dJf
Geology rock hammer: https://amzn.to/3DZw8MA
Geological compass: https://amzn.to/3hfbdLu
Geological hand lens: https://amzn.to/3jXysM5
Camera: https://amzn.to/3l6fGRT
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Carbon-neutral backpack: https://shrsl.com/3cvkc

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