Geology of Cincinnati and Vicinity (Classic Reprint)

Geology of Cincinnati and Vicinity (Classic Reprint)
Author: Nevin M. Fenneman
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2017-12-16
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780332953335

Excerpt from Geology of Cincinnati and Vicinity It is due to the Director of the United States Geological Survey and his associates in folio work, to make special acknowledgment of the fact that the three seasons of field work which preceded the preparation of this report were under the auspices and at the expense of the United States Geological Survey. When this bulletin was begun it was expected that the results Of this work would be published by the United States Geological Survey in folio form before the publication of this bulletin. The issue of the folio has, however, been delayed and the Director of the United States Geological Survey has given his permission for the publication of the results in this educational bulletin. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A Sea without Fish

A Sea without Fish
Author: David L. Meyer
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 383
Release: 2009-03-04
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0253013496

A “superbly written, richly illustrated” guide to the animals who lived 450 million years ago—in the fossil-rich area where Cincinnati, Ohio now stands (Rocks & Minerals). The region around Cincinnati, Ohio, is known throughout the world for the abundant and beautiful fossils found in limestones and shales that were deposited as sediments on the sea floor during the Ordovician Period, about 450 million years ago—some 250 million years before the dinosaurs lived. In Ordovician time, the shallow sea that covered much of what is now the North American continent teemed with marine life. The Cincinnati area has yielded some of the world’s most abundant and best-preserved fossils of invertebrate animals such as trilobites, bryozoans, brachiopods, molluscs, echinoderms, and graptolites. So famous are the Ordovician fossils and rocks of the Cincinnati region that geologists use the term “Cincinnatian” for strata of the same age all over North America. This book synthesizes more than 150 years of research on this fossil treasure-trove, describing and illustrating the fossils, the life habits of the animals represented, their communities, and living relatives, as well as the nature of the rock strata in which they are found and the environmental conditions of the ancient sea. “A fascinating glimpse of a long-extinct ecosystem.” —Choice

The Cincinnati Arch

The Cincinnati Arch
Author: John Tallmadge
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2004
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780820326900

Describing his relocation from rural Minnesota to urban Ohio, the author of Meeting the Tree of Life describes his initial dismay over the barren wasteland of the city environment and his growing awareness of the natural wonders that exist even in a crowded city. Simultaneous.