Geologists hypothesize the permafrost layers were assembled over thousands of years as sand was blown over from a nearby floodplain, with alternating layers indicating the region went through cycles of freezing and relative warming during which meadows and coniferous forests grew.
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“Geologists hypothesize that this cake was assembled over thousands of years. As the permafrost formed, sand was getting blown over from a nearby floodplain...The region must have gone through cycles of freezing and relative warming…during which time you'd get stuff like meadows and coniferous forests growing.”
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