FOSSIL BUTTE The Geologic History of Fossil Butte National Monument and Fossil Basin NPS Occasional Paper No. 3

COVER

INTRODUCTION

LOCATION

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF RESEARCH

STRATIGRAPHY

Thaynes Limestone
Evanston Formation
Wasatch Formation
   Basal Conglomerate Member
   Lower Member
   Main Body
   Sandstone Tongue
   Mudstone Tongue
   Bullpen Member
   Tunp Member
   Age of the Wasatch Formation
   Depositional Environment
Green River Formation
   Fossil Butte Member
   Angelo Member
   Age of the Green River Formation
   Depositional Environment
Fowkes Formation
   Sillem Member
   Bulldog Hollow Member
   Gooseberry Member
   Age of the Fowkes Formation
   Depositional Environment

QUATERNARY

THE GEOLOGIC STRUCTURE OF FOSSIL BASIN

PALEONTOLOGY

Flora
Invertebrates
Vertebrates
   Fish
   Amphibians
   Reptiles
   Birds
   Mammals

PALEOECOLOGY AND TAPHONOMY

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

GLOSSARY

REFERENCES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

McGrew, Paul Orman, 1909-
The geological history of Fossil Butte National Monument and Fossil Basin.
(National Park Service, occasional paper; no. 3)
Bibliography: p.
Includes index.
1. Geology—Wyoming—Fossil Butte National Monument. 2. Geology, Stratigraphic—Eocene. 3. Paleontology—Eocene. 4. Fossil Butte National Monument, Wyo. I. Casilliano, Michael, joint author. II. Title. III. Series: United States. National Park Service. National Park Service occasional paper; no. 3.
QE182.F67M3 557.87'82 75-17511

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