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SUMMARY:Sistema Calera: A Late Pleistocene Karst Archive
DESCRIPTION:Join The Explorers Club on June 22nd to uncover a treasure tr
 ove of Pleistocene fossils lying deep in a cave system in eastern Mexico
 . \nDeep within the limestone systems of eastern Mexico\, Sistema Calera
  preserves a rare and dynamic record of the Late Pleistocene. What was o
 nce thought to be a small and relatively unremarkable cave has revealed 
 itself\, through continued exploration\, to contain hundreds of fossil r
 emains\, including mammoth\, bison\, camelids\, and dire wolf\, distribu
 ted across more than a kilometer of mapped passage. \nThis presentation 
 follows the evolving investigation of the cave\, from its initial biolog
 ical interest to the expanding geological and paleontological significan
 ce uncovered through fieldwork\, mapping\, and the use of underwater ROV
  technology. Rather than a static deposit\, the cave appears to function
  as a long-term karst system shaped by seasonal flooding\, sediment tran
 sport\, and complex preservation processes. \nThrough imagery\, field ob
 servations\, and ongoing analysis\, this talk explores how these remains
  accumulated\, what the cave reveals about past environments\, and how m
 odern tools are allowing access to areas beyond safe human reach. \nSist
 ema Calera raises as many questions as it answers\, offering not a finis
 hed story\, but a developing archive of deep time still being uncovered.
  \n  \nThis in-person event at the Explorers Club Headquarters will incl
 ude an audience Q&A. \n\nRESERVATIONS\nThis will be an in-person lecture
  at Explorers Club Headquarters. \nIn-person tickets are $20 for Members
 \, and $35 for the General Public. \nCheck-in will begin at 6:00 pm\, wi
 th a beer and wine reception from 6:00 – 7:00 pm\n\nhttps://www.explorer
 s.org/calendar-of-events/sistema-calera-a-late-pleistocene-karst-archive
 /
URL:https://www.explorers.org/calendar-of-events/sistema-calera-a-late-pl
 eistocene-karst-archive/
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