R. F. Diffendal Jr. is professor emeritus in the School of Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He is the author of Lewis and Clark and the Geology of the Great Plains.
R. F. Diffendal Jr. is professor emeritus in the School of Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He is the author of Lewis and Clark and the Geology of the Great Plains.
R. F. Diffendal Jr. is professor emeritus in the School of Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He is the author of Lewis and Clark and the Geology of the Great Plains.
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List of Illustrations 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
List of Illustrations 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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