Paleontological Resource Inventory and Monitoring, Eastern Rivers and Mountains Network
Koch AL and Santucci VL. 2004. Paleontological Resource Inventory and Monitoring, Eastern Rivers and Mountains Network. None. United States Department of Interior, National Park Service, Eastern Rivers and Mountains Network. University Park, Pennsylvania
Paleontological resources are the remains of past life preserved in a geologic context. These fossils are non-renewable resources that possess scientific and educational values. Establishment of baseline paleontological resource data is essential for the appropriate management of fossils found within National Park Service areas. Fossiliferous geologic units range from the Middle and Upper Ordovician (around 450 million years ago) to the Quaternary. Significant fossils of invertebrates, vertebrates, plants, and traces have been found in many of the parks, and the potential to discover new localities and specimens is great.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Koch, Alison; Santucci, Vincent
- Date of Issue
- 2004-06
- Publisher
- United States Department of Interior, National Park Service, Eastern Rivers and Mountains Network
- Units
- ALPO , BLUE , DEWA , ERMN , FONE , FRHI , GARI , JOFL , NERI , UPDE
- Keywords
- Fossils, Geologic Units, Inventory, Paleontological, Paleontology