10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOSSILIFEROUS»
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fossiliferous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
fossiliferous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pre-Cambrian
Fossiliferous Formations
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Charles Doolittle Walcott,
2012
2
The Cruise of the Betsey; Or, a Summer Ramble Among the ...
Stonehaven, and a mile or two beyond, where the fossiliferous deposits end and
the primary begin, the country presented from the deck only a wide expanse of
stubble. Every farm-steading we passed had its piled stack-yard; and the fields ...
3
Observations on certain
fossiliferous beds in southern India
C. T. Kaye. The surface appears to have been quite smooth. The umbilicus is
very small, and not so deep as in the last species. The mouth is ovate and lunate,
through the projection of the returning whorI. " ' The divisions of the partitions are
...
4
United States Geological Survey Professional Paper
Calcarenitic limestone, aphanitic limestone, and dolomite (140.4 m thick)—
Continued Covered .......................... ______-_ Aphanitic limestone, tan to gray,
tight, slightly fossiliferous, irregularly bedded, chalky, partially dolomitized; rather
rare ...
5
Professional Paper - United States Geological Survey
I traced this fossiliferous horizon northward for a distance of 5 or 6 miles above
the point where I first discovered it and found it to occupy nearly a uniform height
above the level of the creek. The exposures are in the face of the low sloping hills
...
Geological Survey (U.S.),
1922
6
Geology of the Coastal Plain of Texas West of Brazos River
Hard sandstone Soft compact black fossiliferous shale and clay Hard sandstone
Soft brittle black fossiliferous shale Hard sandstone Tough black fossiliferous clay
and friable shale; 6 inches of hard rock at 700 feet Tough black fossiliferous, ...
Fort Hays limestone member Thick beds of massive, cream-colored chalky
limestone separated by thin partings of platy, groy-orange chalky shale; shattered
zone below surface; marine; fossiliferous; forms conspicuous escarpment.
8
Geology and ground-water resources of Montgomery County, Alabama
Continued Thickness Depth (feet) (feet) Well CC-2— Continued fine- to very
coarse-grained, quartzose, sparsely glauconitic, pyritic, fossiliferous 21 219 Sand
, fine- to coarse-grained, angular to sub- rounded, glauconitic, and clay, dark gray
, ...
Doyle Blewer Knowles, H. L. Reade, John C. Scott,
1963
9
Geologic Structure and Occurrence of Gas in Part of ...
Sandstone, gray buff, thick-bedded, moderately fossilif- Ft. in. erous i ; , 2 2 Shale,
gray 1 5 Sandstone, dense, gray 1 2 Shale, light gray, sandy 4 3 Sandstone,
fossiliferous 3 Shale, gray 8 Sandstone, limy, abundantly fossiliferous 2 Shale,
gray ...
Wilmot Hyde Bradley, J. F. Pepper,
1938
10
Preliminary report on uranium deposits in the Pumpkin Buttes ...
Feet Greenhorn limestone -- Continued Jetmore chalk member "Shell-rock"
limestone bed, massive to faintly bedded, hard; gray, weathers buff; fossiliferous ;
. . . . 1.2 Shale, chalky, thin-bedded to platy; gray to tan, weathers buff to gray; ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOSSILIFEROUS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
fossiliferous is used in the context of the following news items.
Fishing the shallows
... called Portlandian) rather than the richer, more fossiliferous limestones typical of the region as a whole (usually described as Kimmeridgian). «Decanter China, Jul 15»
The Jurassic Shield
... the notice of paleontologists despite over a century of Jurassic exploration. North America's Morrison Formation is a fossiliferous wonderland. «National Geographic, Jun 15»
BioBlitz weekend of knowledge
For the last 100 years, a dozen universities have studied the Basin each summer; it is fossiliferous. “Fossils are common,” said J.P. Cavigelli, ... «Powell Tribune, Jun 15»
Discover a Fossil Jackpot Off the Las Vegas Strip
... the desert, creating a carpet of rainbow-colored shotgun shells between the low fossiliferous hills. Encouraging the shooters to find a different ... «Smithsonian, Jun 15»
The Echoes of Toothed Birds
Whenever I spot a grebe, I try to imagine the bird with teeth. This is another symptom of a chronically fossiliferous mind. You see, these ... «National Geographic, May 15»
Phosphorus - Infinite Resource or Finite Crisis?
Fossiliferous peloidal phosphorite, Yunnan Province China Symptoms of phosphorus deficiency are relatively easy to identify 'in the field'. «Pitchcare, Apr 15»
Paleontologists Uncover “Super Salamander” Boneyard
Museum collections hold petrified trails of bread crumbs, too, leading to forgotten places whose fossiliferous potential hasn't been realized. «National Geographic, Mar 15»
Why NC dinosaurs take more digging
The river actually concentrated the bones in the bottom sediment, so you get these real heavily fossiliferous sediments.… You're not getting ... «News & Observer, Mar 15»
Oldest Homo Remains Yet Found
E.N. DiMaggio et al., “Late Pliocene fossiliferous sedimentary record and the environmental context of early Homo from Afar, Ethiopia,” Science, ... «The Scientist | News & Opinions, Mar 15»
Creationists Sue Kentucky For Refusing To Flood Scientific Noah's …
Besides the fact that “fossiliferous” is a truly funny word to say and type, it doesn't matter, because just above that section of the lawsuit, it is ... «Wonkette, Feb 15»