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Dinosaur Tracks and Other Fossil Footprints of the Western United States / Martin Lockley, Adrian P. Hunt.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lockley, Martin, author.
- Hunt, Adrian P., author.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1995]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- A comprehensive and illustrated review of fossil vertebrate tracks known to date from the Western United States extending from Texas to California and from Arizona to Washington. Includes tracks from the Paleozoic, Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous, and Cenozoic Eras. Also provides insight on the scientific importance, identification, and preservation of fossil footprints.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations of Institutional Collections of Fossil Tracks
- 1. An Introduction to Fossil Footprints
- 2. Ancient Tracks: The Paleozoic Era
- 3. Archosaur Ascendancy: The Triassic
- 4. Days of Dinosaur Dominance I: The Jurassic
- 5. Days of Dinosaur Dominance II: The Cretaceous
- 6. The Age of Birds and Mammals: The Cenozoic Era
- 7. Tracks Galore, and What They Can Tell Us
- Appendix: Fossil Footprint Sites and Exhibits in the Western United States
- Annotated Bibliography
- General Index
- Systematic Ichnological Index
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)
- ISBN:
- 9780231880893
- 0231880898
- OCLC:
- 1100450713
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