Vertical![]() Dark layer, the “black mat,” comprises carbon-rich sediments at the bottom of Younger Dryas deposits. Below: A mammoth tooth from underneath the Younger Dryas layer in Arizona is stained on top by the black mat. YDB Working Group | Horizontal![]() Dark layer, the “black mat,” comprises carbon-rich sediments at the bottom of Younger Dryas deposits. Below: A mammoth tooth from underneath the Younger Dryas layer in Arizona is stained on top by the black mat. YDB Working Group | ThumbDark layer, the “black mat,” comprises carbon-rich sediments at the bottom of Younger Dryas deposits. Below: A mammoth tooth from underneath the Younger Dryas layer in Arizona is stained on top by the black mat. YDB Working Group |