Title
Field notes : British Columbia, 1907-1911, 1917, and undated
Related Titles
Contained In:
Charles D. Walcott Collection, 1851-1940 and undated
Series:
SIA RU007004
Series:
Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history
By
Walcott, Charles D. (Charles Doolittle), 1850-1927
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1907-1917
Notes
Charles D. Walcott records observations of the sites including the Burgess Shale, across the Canadian Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, between 1907 and 1917. Each set of notes are several handwritten pages, generally separated into acid free envelopes. Notes include descriptions of sections of strata detailing stone characteristics (measurements in feet included), sketches, lists of fossils found. Locations observed include the vicinity of: Mt. Stephen, Mt. Field, Mt. Bosworth, and Sherbrook Ridge. Formations mentioned include Burgess, Ptarmigan, and Paget.
Subjects
British Columbia
,
Burgess Shale (B.C.)
,
Canada
,
Field notes
,
Geology
,
Geology, Stratigraphic--Cambrian
,
Paleontology
,
Rocky Mountains
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.142244
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