Series: Geological Survey of Wyoming Memoir No. 4
Year: 1990
Author: Samuel H. Knight
Pages: 48
Description: In this memoir, published posthumously, Knight presents his own drawings and maps explaining “the outstanding events in the geologic history of the Medicine Bow Mountains and adjacent areas insofar as the record is preserved in the rocks of the region.” Packed with drawings of ancient geologic events and indigenous modern species, this approachable volume is appropriate for the armchair geologist and the professional, teachers and students.
Cost: $7.50
Table of Contents
| Preface | Page vii |
| Samuel Howell Knight | Page viii |
| Author’s prologue | Page ix |
| Introduction | Page 1 |
| Rocks | Page 1 |
| Time | Page 1 |
| Changing Landscapes | Page 5 |
| Geologic history of the Medicine Bow Mountains and adjacent areas | Page 9 |
| The Precambrian | Page 9 |
| The Paleozoic Era | Page 17 |
| The Mesozoic Era | Page 24 |
| The Cenozoic Era | Page 29 |
| The present landscape of the Medicine Bow Mountains and adjacent areas | Page 41 |
| Landforms of the Medicine Bow Mountains | Page 41 |
| Landforms of the Laramie Basin | Page 41 |
| Superimposed drainages | Page 46 |