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The Dinosaur Quarry. Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado-Utah

Chapter 26: Transcriber’s Notes
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A concise guide presents the fossil-rich ledge near Split Mountain and the Green River, tracing the geology, fossil types, and field history of a major dinosaur-bearing deposit. It explains how bones were concentrated, buried, and mineral-replaced to become durable fossils, describes the Jurassic landscape and animals represented, and summarizes theories about later extinction. The pamphlet reviews discovery, quarrying and conservation efforts, excavation methods, and how uplift and erosion exposed the bones, and closes with directions for visitors and recommendations for further reading.


Suggested Readings

Andrews, Roy Chapman. All About Dinosaurs, 146 pp. Random House, New York. A very interesting book about dinosaurs and the men who study them. Children, 9-12 years old.
Colbert, Edward H. Evolution of the Vertebrates, 479 pp. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. 1955. A very readable account of vertebrate evolution for the student or serious amateur.
—— ——. Dinosaurs, 4th ed., 32 pp. American Museum of Natural History, New York. 1957. A good brief treatment of all dinosaurs. Excellent illustrations.
Dunbar, Carl O. Historical Geology, 567 pp. Wiley, New York. 1949. An excellent treatment of earth’s history and life from the beginning to the present.
Life Editorial Staff. The World We Live In, 304 pp. Simon & Schuster, New York. 1955. Elaborately illustrated book about the world’s natural history.


Transcriber’s Notes

  • Retained publication information from the printed edition: this eBook is public-domain in the country of publication.
  • In the text versions only, text in italics is delimited by _underscores_.