Field notes, 1966

Related Titles

Contained In: G. Arthur Cooper Papers, 1923-1993 and undated

Series: SIA RU007318

Series: Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history

By

Cooper, G. Arthur (Gustav Arthur), 1902-2000

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1966

Notes

This field book contains paleontological and geological field notes taken in Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri from 10 May to 14 June 1966. Cooper describes stratigraphy of sites visited, often drawings sketches of layers, and notes the fossils found in different layers. Various brachiopoda genera, coral, and other fossil specimens are noted. Descriptions of limestone and shale are also included. Locations include Ely, Williams Quarry in Mason City, Limwood Quarry east of Buffalo in Iowa, Mineola (Iowa or Missouri), and New Bloomfield, Holts Summit, and Saint Laurent Creek in Missouri. Other localities were also visited.

Subjects

Buffalo , Ely , Field notes , Geology , Holts Summit , Illinois , Iowa , Mason City , Missouri , New Bloomfield , Paleontology , Saint Laurent Creek , United States

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.106954