Report of Progress for the Year ...

Report of Progress for the Year ...
Author: Geological Survey of Canada
Publisher:
Total Pages: 266
Release: 1858
Genre: Geology
ISBN:

Contents of each report may be found in "List of publications of the Geological Survey of Canada. 1900."

William E. Logan's 1845 survey of the Upper Ottawa Valley

William E. Logan's 1845 survey of the Upper Ottawa Valley
Author: Charles H. Smith
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2007-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 177282416X

This volume presents the 1845 field journal of pioneering geologist Sir William Edmond Logan, written on an expedition up the Ottawa River. The journal is sprinkled with fascinating stories of daily life during the expedition, supplemented with Logan’s sketches. An introductory essay provides added insight into the work.

Receptaculitids

Receptaculitids
Author: Matthew H. Nitecki
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1461546915

Receptaculitids are extinct high-level fossils that provide a window into the history of life. After the discovery and analysis of a deposit of phosphatized receptaculitids on the Baltic Sea island of Öland, the authors conclude that receptaculitids possess an attribute not found in any other group of organisms, living or fossil.