
Great Plains Geology
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"Diffendal's ability to write from first-hand experience, and his talent for summarizing very complex geology and huge amounts of detailed scientific information in a candid, appealing, and understandable way, make this the best handbook of its type currently available for the Great Plains region."-Priscilla C. Grew, Nebraska History "Great Plains Geology is not just a book, it's a gift, offered by a scientist from his life's experience. The book is a work of great and selfless generosity for which we should be grateful as we sally forth to explore this vast and varied region."-Joe Alan Artz, Journal of the Iowa Archeological Society "This book should be in the travel bag of anyone interested in exploring this remarkable stage in the heart of North America."-Michael Forsberg, photographer and author of Great Plains: America's Lingering Wild"Great Plains Geology is a book I wish I'd had fifty years ago when we moved to Nebraska and started commuting to Oklahoma to visit relatives. [Diffendal's] narrative enriches the Great Plains experience immeasurably, especially for those who've made their homes here."-John Janovy Jr., Varner Professor Emeritus at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and author of Keith County Journal
"This is an indispensable travel guide for anyone wishing to explore and appreciate the mysteries of this beautiful landscape."-Dale A. Winkler, research professor of paleontology at Southern Methodist University "Until now, eco-tourists visiting the Great Plains faced a void of geological information. . . . [Great Plains Geology] is clearly and succinctly written by a leading geologist in a way that nongeologists will understand and appreciate."-James Stubbendieck, director emeritus of the Center for Great Plains Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and author of North American Wildland Plants "Professor Diffendal has done a marvelous job of assembling information and images about the rich geological history and terrain of the Great Plains. For those who have ever lived in or spent time in the region, as I have, or been as smitten with geology as I was. . . . I highly recommend it."-Robert Wuthnow, professor of sociology at Princeton University and author of Remaking the Heartland: Middle America since the 1950s "An enjoyable guide to the best geological sites in the Great Plains of Canada and the United States. Professor Diffendal's lively writing unites geology with personal and historical references to provide a great resource for those traveling and sightseeing."-David Watkins, professor of earth and atmospheric sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
"From the inquisitive tourist or landowner, to the 'wannabe' archaeologist or dinosaur hunter, to the professional scientist or historian who seeks information in a related field, this book is a must-read. . . . [It] will quickly dispel the idea that the Great Plains are a monotonous and continuously flat region."-Gerald Schultz, professor of geology at West Texas A&M University
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Content
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. What Is the Great Plains?
2. Geologic History of the Great Plains
3. Visiting the Great Plains
Sites in Canada
Site 1. Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Alberta
Site 2. Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta
Site 3. Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, Alberta and Saskatchewan
Site 4. T. rex Discovery Centre, Saskatchewan
Site 5. Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan
Sites in the United States
Montana
Site 6. Giant Springs State Park
Site 7. Upper Missouri Breaks National Monument
Site 8. Pompeys Pillar National Monument
Site 9. Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Site 10. Judith Mountains
North Dakota
Site 11. Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Site 12. Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
South Dakota
Site 13. Slim Buttes
Site 14. Badlands National Park
Site 15. Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Site 16. Wind Cave National Park
Site 17. Jewel Cave National Monument
Site 18. Hot Springs Mammoth Site
Site 19. Petrified Forest, Black Hills
Site 20. Big Bend of the Missouri River
Wyoming
Site 21. Devils Tower National Monument
Site 22. Pine Bluffs Archaeological Site
Nebraska
Site 23. Toadstool Geological Park
Site 24. Hudson-Meng Bison Kill Research Center
Site 25. Pine Ridge
Site 26. Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
Site 27. Scotts Bluff National Monument
Site 28. Chimney Rock National Historic Site
Site 29. Courthouse and Jail Rocks
Site 30. Ash Hollow State Historical Park
Site 31. Sand Hills Region
Site 32. Snake River Falls
Site 33. Fort Falls and Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge
Site 34. Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park
Site 35. Niobrara State Park
Site 36. Harlan County Lake
Kansas
Site 37. Monument Rocks
Site 38. Castle Rock
Colorado
Site 39. Castle Rock
Site 40. Section Boundary, Raton/Colorado Piedmont
Site 41. Comanche National Grassland
Site 42. El Huerfano
Site 43. Spanish Peaks
New Mexico
Site 44. Raton Pass
Site 45. Sugarite Canyon State Park
Site 46. Capulin Volcano National Monument
Site 47. Clayton Lake State Park
Site 48. Section Boundary, Raton/Pecos Valley
Site 49. Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Site 50. Blackwater Draw Clovis Culture Site
Texas
Site 51. Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Site 52. Llano Estacado Escarpment
Site 53. Enchanted Rocks State Park
Site 54. Gault Archaeological Site
Site 55. Balcones Fault Zone
Site 56. Confluence of Pecos River and Rio Grande
Site 57. Seminole Canyon State Park
Afterword
Appendix 1. Geologic Subdivisions of the Great Plains
Appendix 2. Chronology of the Development of Some Geological Concepts
Appendix 3. Cautions for Travelers on the Great Plains
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
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