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Three days of long walks on the beach in search of fossil trees payed off, and we found tree samples.
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A shot of the beach near Furadouro, the town where we were staying during the expedition.
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First day of search of fossil trees along the Furadouro beach. We met Prof. Nuno Bicho and his PhD student Pedro Horta, who helped us search and sample the trees.
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We found the peat sediment outcrop and dug in search for trees.
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Peat sediment outcrop
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Sedimentary sequence at the site
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One of the tree samples section - showing the tree rings
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Excavation of a tree
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View of some of the samples before excavation
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The RESOLUTION team excavation
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The team with the samples we found after a long work day
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One of the samples before excavation
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One of the samples after excavation
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Wrapping a sample
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Labeling of a sample
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The sedimentary sequence at the site
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Excavation in progress
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Excavation and removal of water
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Excavation of more samples
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RESOLUTION team at work
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Removal of water to allow for easier sampling
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Tree sample section showing the tree rings
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Tree sample section showing the tree rings
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Sample collection
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Wrapping up a sample
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RESOLUTION team at work
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Sawing the tree sample
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RESOLUTION team at work
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Ready to go home
