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National Park Service. 1980. Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Nebraska. U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. Handbook 107. 95pp.
This resource should be cited as:National Park Service. 1980. Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Nebraska. U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. Handbook 107. Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online. http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/1998/agate/agate.htm (Version 16JUL1998).
What was life like in North America 21 million years ago? Agate Fossil Beds provides a glimpse of that time, long before the arrival of man, when now-extinct creatures roamed the land which we know today as Nebraska. Part 1 of this handbook introduces you to the park; Part 2 brings life to the fossil specimens and examines the area's geological and ecological evidence; and Part 3 presents concise guide and reference information.
National Park Handbooks, compact introductions to the great natural and historic places administered by the National Park Service, are designed to promote understanding and enjoyment of the parks. Each is intended to be informative reading and a useful guide before, during, and after a park visit. More than 100 titles are in print. This is Handbook 107. You may purchase the handbooks through the mail by writing to Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC 20402.
The National Park Service expresses it appreciation to all those persons who made the preparation and production of this handbook possible. The Service also gratefully acknowledges the financial support given this handbook project by the Oregon Trail Museum Association, a nonprofit group that assists interpretive efforts at Agate Fossil Beds National Monument.
James R. and Laurie J. Macdonald, authors of "A Landscape Rich With Life" in Part 2, are paleontologists who live in Sunnyvale, California, and teach nearby.
Doris B. Gates, writer of "Birding Along the Niobrara" in Part 3, is a retired biology professor who lives in Chadron, Nebraska.
R.R. Donnelly & Sons Co. 79.
Jay H. Matternes, who painted wildlife panoramas and animal features on the cover and in Part 2, is a paleontological reconstruction artist who lives in Fairfax, Virginia. In Part 2 his illustrations appear on pages 20-21, 24, 25, 27-33, 54-59, 64-69.
American Museum of Natural History 9 Cope.
Greg Beaumont 14, 81-84.
Carnegie Museum 38-41.
Library of Congress 43-45.
James O. Milmoe 12-13, 15, 16, 76.
Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University 8.
All other illustrations are from the files of Agate Fossil Beds National Monument and the National Park Service.
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