The Geological History of Fossil Butte National Monument and Fossil Basin

Name: The Geological History of Fossil Butte National Monument and Fossil Basin
Author: Michael Casilliano

by Michael Casilliano, Paul O. (Paul Orman) McGrew

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Project Gutenberg

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Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Dave Morgan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2015-08-30

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Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Geology -- Wyoming -- Fossil Butte National Monument Geology, Stratigraphic -- Eocene Paleontology -- Eocene Fossil Butte National Monument (Wyo.)

About the authors

Michael Casilliano

Best known for co-authoring a classic National Park Service study on Fossil Butte, this geologist helped make the ancient story of Wyoming’s fossil basin easier to understand for general readers.

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Paul O. (Paul Orman) McGrew

1909–1983

A careful American paleontologist who spent much of his career studying fossil mammals and ancient ecosystems, with a strong connection to Wyoming’s famous fossil beds. His published work ranges from mammal evolution to the preservation of Eocene fish in Fossil Basin.