02425cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000460012624500780017226400510025030000470030133600260034833700260037433800360040050000310043650801150046752011890058253400450177165300570181665300370187365300270191065300420193770000240197985600430200399900170204649829UtSlPG20260610134139.0mcr n260607r2015||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a75017511  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aQE1 aMcGrew, Paul O.q(Paul Orman),d1909-198314aThe Geological History of Fossil Butte National Monument and Fossil Basin 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2015  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2015-08-30  aProduced by Stephen Hutcheson, Dave Morgan and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"The Geological History of Fossil Butte National Monument and Fossil Basin" by McGrew et al. is a scientific publication written in the late 20th century. The work dives into the geological and paleontological significance of the Fossil Butte National Monument, focusing on its vast stratigraphy, fossil records, and the environmental history of the region over millions of years, particularly during the Eocene epoch.   The opening of the publication sets the stage by outlining the Department of the Interior's role in managing natural resources and the specific focus of this research series on areas in the National Park System. It introduces the concept of Fossil Lake, which existed fifty million years ago, describing its features, such as lush vegetation and a thriving ecosystem composed of various species of fish, mammals, and flora. The authors provide a brief overview of the area's geologic formations, emphasizing the stratigraphic intricacies that help reconstruct the ancient environment of Fossil Basin, laying the groundwork for a detailed exploration of the geology and paleontology that follow in subsequent sections. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aGeology -- Wyoming -- Fossil Butte National Monument  aGeology, Stratigraphic -- Eocene  aPaleontology -- Eocene  aFossil Butte National Monument (Wyo.)1 aCasilliano, Michael40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49829  c90667d90667