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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Rachel C. Benton , Dennis O. Terry , Emmett Evanoff , Hugh Gregory McDonaldPublisher: Indiana University Press Imprint: Indiana University Press Dimensions: Width: 21.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 27.90cm Weight: 0.939kg ISBN: 9780253016065ISBN 10: 0253016061 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 25 May 2015 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Institutional Acronyms 1. History of Paleontologic and Geologic Studies in the Big Badlands 2. Sedimentary Geology of the Big Badlands 3. Paleoenvironmental and Paleoclimatic Interpretations from Paleosols 4. Post-depositional Processes and Erosion of the White River Badlands 5. Bones that Turned to Stone: Systematics 6. Death on the Landscape: Taphonomy and Paleoenvironments 7. The Big Badlands in Space and Time 8. National Park Service Policy and the Management of Fossil Resources Bibliography Glossary IndexReviewsThe authors do an excellent job of presenting the current state of knowledge, the result of 167 years of research. They provide a historical summary, put the White River sequence in a wide context, and offer environmental interpretations based on fossils, sediments, ancient soils, and other post-deposition processes.... Highly recommended. Choice The authors do an excellent job of presenting the current state of knowledge, the result of 167 years of research. They provide a historical summary, put the White River sequence in a wide context, and offer environmental interpretations based on fossils, sediments, ancient soils, and other post-deposition processes... Highly recommended. -Choice The authors do an excellent job of presenting the current state of knowledge, the result of 167 years of research. They provide a historical summary, put the White River sequence in a wide context, and offer environmental interpretations based on fossils, sediments, ancient soils, and other post-deposition processes... Highly recommended. -Choice In summary, this is a worthy successor to the work of O'Harra... It feels directed to the knowledgeable amateur or the specialist wanting an overview of the Badlands... Job well done! -Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Author InformationRachel C. Benton is Park Paleontologist at Badlands National Park. Dennis O. Terry Jr., is Associate Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science at Temple University in Philadelphia. Emmett Evanoff is Associate Professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado. H. Gregory McDonald is Senior Curator of Natural History in the National Park Service Museum Management Program. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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