Oregon Fossils, Second Edition - Softcover

Orr, Elizabeth L.; Orr, William N.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0870715739 ISBN 13: 9780870715730

Publisher: Oregon State University Press, 2009

Synopsis

This revised and expanded edition of Oregon Fossils includes a record of all known fossils in Oregon going back 400 million years, along with collecting localities by county, age, rock formation, and published source. The book also provides a geologic overview of the state, from ocean beaches to the high desert, from the Blue Mountains to the Siskiyous.
Unique among fossil field guides, Oregon Fossils includes both specimen identification and interesting notes about their discovery, naming, and conservation. The narrative is sprinkled with biographical sketches of paleontologists who have contributed to the state's fossil record, and the text is richly illustrated with photographs, line drawings, charts, and maps. A complete bibliography lists full citations to fossil material.
The only single volume that provides Oregon's fossil record and history, Oregon Fossils is well-written, well-organized guide. It is an excellent reference for classroom and library use, for researchers, and for private collectors and hobbyists.

About this title

About the Author

Elizabeth L. Orr is the collections manager of the Condon Collection at the Museum of Natural and Cultural History at University of Oregon.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oregon State University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0870715739
• ISBN 13: 9780870715730
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 300