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An Avian Botulism Epizootic Affecting a Nesting Site Population of Presbyornis : on a Carbonate Mudflat Shoreline of Eocene Fossil Lake
… was studied on the southern margin of Eocene Fossil Lake.</p> <p>A series of 408 standardized radiographs were used to construct the first large scale radiograph aided taphonomic map of a vertebrate fossil quarry (3,874 bones were recorded in 11.5 m<sup>2</sup>). A small group of 100 bones …
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Palynology and Paleoecology of the Fossil Butte Member of the Eocene Green River Formation in Fossil Basin, Lincoln County, Wyoming
<p>The palynoflora of the Fossil Butte Member of Green River Formation was studied to enhance our understanding of the depositional environment of ancient Fossil Lake. Forty-nine outcrop samples were collected from three measured sections representing the center, the margin, and intermediate areas …
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Influence of Interpretation on Visitors' Knowledge Gain and Respect for Fossil Resources in a National Monument
… the effectiveness of interpretive messages at Fossil Butte National Monument in conveying knowledge about the place and its resources and promoting respect for the fossil resource. The first study measured the short and long-term knowledge gains from a trip to the Visitor Center and the …
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Paleogeography and Paleoenvironments of the Lower Unit, Fossil Butte Member, Eocene Green River Formation, Southwestern Wyoming
<p>During Eocene time sediment accumulated in Fossil Lake, in what developed to be a small linear and structurally controlled basin. Fossil Lake was one of several lakes into which the Green River Formation was deposited in Wyoming, Utah and Colorado.</p> <p>Detailed stratigraphic analysis of the …
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The Provenance of Eocene Tuff Beds in the Fossil Butte Member of the Green River Formation of Wyoming: Relation to the Absaroka and Challis Volcanic Fields
… deposited between 53.5 and 48.5 Ma. The Angelo, Fossil Butte, and Lower members of the Green River Formation at Fossil Basin, preserve ash fall tuffs deposited in ancient Fossil Lake. 40Ar/39Ar dating of sanidine yielded eruptive ages of 51.29 ± 1.29 Ma and 52.20 ± 3.08 Ma for two of the tuff …