Paleontological resource inventory and monitoring: Northern Colorado Plateau Network
Tweet JS, Santucci VL, Connors T, Kenworthy JP. 2012. Paleontological resource inventory and monitoring: Northern Colorado Plateau Network. Natural Resource Technical Report. NPS/NCPN/NRTR—2012/585. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
This report presents a paleontological resource summary for the parks of the Northern Colorado Plateau Network. The summary was compiled through extensive literature reviews and interviews with park staff and professional geologists and paleontologists. Preliminary paleontological resource management recommendations are also included for each park. Paleontological resources (fossils) are any remains of past life preserved in a geologic context. Paleontological resources are non-renewable resources found in at least 234 National Park System units. Despite the abundance and diversity of these resources throughout the National Park Service (NPS), until recently few parks have had adequate baseline paleontological resource data. The NPS National Inventory and Monitoring Program and the NPS Geologic Resources Division have developed various strategies to provide parks with the baseline paleontological resource data necessary for greater understanding and appropriate management of these resources. This report presents a paleontological resource summary for the parks of the Northern Colorado Plateau Network (NCPN). The summary was compiled through extensive literature reviews and interviews with park staff and professional geologists and paleontologists. Preliminary paleontological resource management recommendations are also included for each park. Summaries have now been prepared for all of the 32 NPS Inventory and Monitoring Networks.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Tweet, Justin; Santucci, Vincent; Connors, Tim; Kenworthy, Jason
- Date of Issue
- 2012-05
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- ARCH , BLCA , BRCA , CANY , CARE , CEBR , COLM , CURE , DINO , FOBU , GOSP , HOVE , NABR , NCPN , NRSS , PISP , TICA , ZION
- Keywords
- Fossils, Inventory, Paleontological resources, Paleontology
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Paleontology | Paleontology