Shamalama Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 So I've been trying to do some research on the fossil flora/fauna of the Parachute Creek member of the Green River formation and so far I can only find the following reference mentioned as representing any kind of significant effort to catalogue the fossils: "The Eocene Green River flora of northwestern Colorado and northeastern Utah, HD MacGinitie - 1969 - University of California Press". The problem is, it is out of print and not even listed on the U of C Press site. I found a copy available from a book seller but I'm not sure if it's worth the money to buy it sight unseen. I already have plenty of other books like that already on my shelves. There is a database of sorts that the Denver Museum of Nature and Science has online, but I'll be darned if I can figure out how to work it. Any other suggestions? -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snolly50 Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Here is a link to a pdf file of Lance Grande's book on Green River fish and more. I recommend it. It's free. wsgs-1984-b-63.pdf Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, also are remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDudeCO Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Lance has his newest book the "Lost world of Fossil Lake" which is fantastic. If you search GSA publications under his name he has several special bulletins focusing more on certain genus and species. His work will focus more on fauna in southwestern Wyoming seeing as that is where he spends most of his digging time! Hope that helps! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted August 15, 2016 Author Share Posted August 15, 2016 Here is a link to a pdf file of Lance Grande's book on Green River fish and more. I recommend it. It's free. wsgs-1984-b-63.pdf Thanks Snolly. I do have that volume in my library already and it is a really good read. -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted August 15, 2016 Author Share Posted August 15, 2016 Lance has his newest book the "Lost world of Fossil Lake" which is fantastic. If you search GSA publications under his name he has several special bulletins focusing more on certain genus and species. His work will focus more on fauna in southwestern Wyoming seeing as that is where he spends most of his digging time! Hope that helps! That book is on my wish list already! I'll have to look into the GSA archives a bit more, thanks! -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 That book is on my wish list already! Check your email for a nice surprise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted August 16, 2016 Author Share Posted August 16, 2016 Thanks Scott! That is a nice surprise! -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 I just ordered Lost World of Fossil Lake. Looks like a very interesting book. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Lance's book is great, but it is only marginally helpful for the Parachute Creek member,which is what is collected at Bonanza and Douglas Pass. Back when Kirk Johnson was in charge at the Denver Museum, they published (maybe only as xeroxed pages) a handbook to give their volunteers when they did digs at Bonanza. Maybe contact them (from the contact us link on the DMNS website in your original post) and ask if it is available. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted August 21, 2016 Author Share Posted August 21, 2016 Thanks JP. I will be visiting that museum on Tuesday and hunting Douglas Pass the following week after a visit to Kemmerer. I'll see if I can talk to someone when I am there about that handbook. -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted August 21, 2016 Author Share Posted August 21, 2016 Posting some links that may be helpful for others. University of California Museum of Paleontology has a page with some insect families identified: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/tertiary/eoc/greenbugs.html and some plants too: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/tertiary/eoc/greenplants.html A page from Paleocurrents.com that shows some of the fossils they found during a 2002 excavation near Bonanza, UT: http://www.paleocurrents.com/bonanza_2002/img/2002_10_15fossils/HTML/index.htm A page from the Smithsonian site that has a link to a slideshow of hundreds of fossil insects, some of which are identified to the Order level. If nothing else, a nice series of pictures to sort through and see the variation of insect forms found in the Parachute Creek member of the Green River formation: http://paleobiology.si.edu/greenRiver/ Another slideshow from the University of Colorado: http://fossilinsects.colorado.edu/image-gallery/green-river-insects-university-of-colorado/ A page from the Virtual Fossil Museum website with some labelled plant fossils: http://www.fossilmuseum.net/Fossil_Galleries/GreenRiverFossils.htm -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Thanks JP. I will be visiting that museum on Tuesday and hunting Douglas Pass the following week after a visit to Kemmerer. I'll see if I can talk to someone when I am there about that handbook. I think it was put together by Russ Graham when he was at the DMNS, but he is now at Penn State... in your neck of the woods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 http://www.geology.cz/bulletin/fulltext/1135_devore.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 or: http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/0185c/report.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 (edited) etc http://zmmu.msu.ru/files/images/spec/Russ%20Ent%20J/ent11_4%20411_436%20Dlussky%20Rasnitsyn.pdf Edited October 17, 2018 by Fossildude19 Broken links Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted August 22, 2016 Author Share Posted August 22, 2016 Thanks for the links Don. -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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