Stratigraphy and paleontology of the Cloverly formation (lower cretaceous) of the Bighorn basin area, Wyoming and Montana / John H. Ostrom.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ostrom, John H., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paleontology--Cretaceous.

Paleontology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (354 pages)

Edition:

Fiftieth anniversary edition.

Place of Publication:

New Haven ; London : Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University : Yale University Press, 2020.

Summary:

The fiftieth anniversary edition of a landmark publication showcasing prehistoric North American landscapes and ecosystems, from a celebrated paleontologist at Yale University’s Peabody Museum The fiftieth anniversary edition of John H. Ostrom’s Stratigraphy and Paleontology of the Cloverly Formation revisits his groundbreaking work pinpointing the age of the continental sequence of the Bighorn Basin area in Wyoming and Montana. The Cloverly Formation is important for understanding the development of North American terrestrial landscapes and prehistoric ecosystems, and current investigations are reinterpreting the age of the Formation with new evidence and data. The reissue of Ostrom’s original benchmark research offers contemporary relevance for researchers and students today.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

FIGURES

TABLES

CHARTS

PLATES

LOCALITY MAPS

ABSTRACT

1. INTRODUCTION

2. STRATIGRAPHY

3. STRATIGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF FOSSIL VERTEBRATES

4. SYSTEMATIC PALEONTOLOGY

5. FAUNAL COMPARISONS

6. AGE OF THE CLOVERLY FORMATION

REFERENCES CITED

APPENDIX A: MEASURED SECTIONS

APPENDIX B: LOCALITY REGISTER AND MAPS

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-933789-43-3

OCLC:

1182880630