Author : Samuel W. Williston
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780260197337
Total Pages : 620 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (973 download)
Book Synopsis The University Geological Survey of Kansas, Vol. 4 by : Samuel W. Williston
Download or read book The University Geological Survey of Kansas, Vol. 4 written by Samuel W. Williston and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-02 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The University Geological Survey of Kansas, Vol. 4: Conducted Under Authority of the Board of Regents of the University of Kansas; Paleontology; Part I., Upper Cretaceous The science of Fossils, or Paleontology, is that upon which the geological history of the earth mainly rests. Without it, geology would be but a fragmentary science, a science of the structure of the earth only. By the aid of fossils, the succes sion of rocks, their distribution and relations are determined. They are the key which unlocks the most difficult problems of stratification. Upon them the seeker after the economic sub stances of the earth must mainly depend. Until the paleon tologist has deciphered the records, the geologist can only grope blindly. The study of fossils, then, needs no apology from the economist. As a pure science paleontology is inextricably united with the science of biology, the science of living things; as an applied science, it is equally intimately related to the structure and history of the earth. In the tracing of the rocks' strata, physical characters are often deceptive and unreliable; paleontological characters are decisive and incontrovertible. Kansas has long been a famous region for the paleontologist. Perhaps no equal area in the United States presents such varied and remarkable fossil records as does Kansas. The fame of her fossils is world-wide. The pages she has added to the geo logical history of the earth are already classic. But, while the state has furnished so much of interest and of value to the sciences of geology and paleontology, the published accounts, what there are of them, have been accessible only to the specialist in scattered and abstruse papers. 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.
