Book Description
Atlases accompany v. 1, pt. 1; v. 2; and v. 5-7.
Author : Geological Survey of Ohio
Publisher :
Page : 1194 pages
File Size : 25,93 MB
Release : 1884
Category : Animals
ISBN :
Atlases accompany v. 1, pt. 1; v. 2; and v. 5-7.
Author : David L. Meyer
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 35,59 MB
Release : 2009-03-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0253013496
A “superbly written, richly illustrated” guide to the animals who lived 450 million years ago—in the fossil-rich area where Cincinnati, Ohio now stands (Rocks & Minerals). The region around Cincinnati, Ohio, is known throughout the world for the abundant and beautiful fossils found in limestones and shales that were deposited as sediments on the sea floor during the Ordovician Period, about 450 million years ago—some 250 million years before the dinosaurs lived. In Ordovician time, the shallow sea that covered much of what is now the North American continent teemed with marine life. The Cincinnati area has yielded some of the world’s most abundant and best-preserved fossils of invertebrate animals such as trilobites, bryozoans, brachiopods, molluscs, echinoderms, and graptolites. So famous are the Ordovician fossils and rocks of the Cincinnati region that geologists use the term “Cincinnatian” for strata of the same age all over North America. This book synthesizes more than 150 years of research on this fossil treasure-trove, describing and illustrating the fossils, the life habits of the animals represented, their communities, and living relatives, as well as the nature of the rock strata in which they are found and the environmental conditions of the ancient sea. “A fascinating glimpse of a long-extinct ecosystem.” —Choice
Author : Philip O. Banks
Publisher :
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 44,55 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Geology
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Author : John Wakabayashi
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : pages
File Size : 18,10 MB
Release : 2021-09-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 0813725526
"This volume honors Eldridge Moores, one of the most accomplished geologists of his generation. The volume starts with a summary of Moores' achievements, along with personal dedications and memories from people who knew him. Leading off the volume's 12 chapters of original scientific contributions is Moores' last published paper that presents an example of the Historical Contingency concept, which suggested that earlier subduction history may result in supra-subduction zone geochemical signatures for some magmas formed in non-subduction environments. Other chapters highlight the societal significance of geology, the petrogenesis of ophiolites, subduction zone processes, orogenic belt evolution, and other topics, covering the globe and intersecting with Moores' interests and influences"--
Author : Milton Bernhard Trautman
Publisher :
Page : 824 pages
File Size : 12,6 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Nature
ISBN :
This book documents historical changes in fish distribution in the face of man's encroachment and alteration of aquatic ecosystems.
Author : Lewis Gardner Westgate
Publisher :
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 20,69 MB
Release : 1926
Category : Geology
ISBN :
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 22,10 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Geology
ISBN :
Author : George Perkins Merrill
Publisher :
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 21,34 MB
Release : 1920
Category : Geological surveys
ISBN :
George P. Merrill edited and compiled the list of State entries for natural history surveys and/or geological surveys for the individual States. Geological surveys may include references are non-uniform and sporadic by State. The omission of a State or Territory indicates that no public survey of the locality was undertaken during the period covered by this history. The subject matter is arranged alphabetically by States.
Author : R. M. Clary
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 471 pages
File Size : 47,29 MB
Release : 2024-07-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 1786206005
The contributions in this book explore several geologically significant sites and, in doing so, acknowledge and explore not just the geological exposures themselves, but also the people and issues that are fundamentally intertwined with the history of our science and its impact on our society. Through selective examples of outcrops and locales integral to the history of geology, we explore the evolution of modern geology, as well as the geodiversity and geoheritage of our planet. While the volume is far from comprehensive, the chapters contained herein detail a range for geoheritage value, scale of geoheritage sites and potential for geoheritage opportunities that will promote a broader, richer understanding of the complexity of the geoheritage of Earth. Importantly, many chapters offer a cautionary tale of sites almost lost to posterity and submit their take-away lessons for community mobilization towards geoheritage site protection.
Author : J.T. Hannibal
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 24,46 MB
Release : 2020-11-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 1786204088
Heritage stones are building and ornamental stones that have special significance in human culture. The papers in this volume discuss a wide variety of such materials, including stones from Europe, Asia, North and South America, Africa and Australia. Igneous (basalt, porphyry, granite), sedimentary (sandstone, limestone) and metamorphic (marble, quartzite, gneiss, soapstone, slate) stones are featured. These have been utilized over long periods of time for a wide range of uses contributing to the historic fabric of the built environment. Many of these stones are of international significance, and so are potential Global Heritage Stone Resources, that is stones that have the requisite qualities for international recognition by the Heritage Stones Subcommission of the International Union of Geological Sciences. The papers bring together diverse information on these stones ranging from their geological setting and quarry locations to mechanical properties, current availability, and uses over time. As such the papers can serve as an entry into the literature on these important stones.