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Reading the rocks : a biography of ancient Alberta
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue12861
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Calgary : Red Deer Press
- Call Number
- 03.1 Al1rtm
- Responsibility
- Royal Tyrrell Museum
- Monique Keiran
- Publisher
- Calgary : Red Deer Press
- Published Date
- 2003
- Physical Description
- 120 p. : ill., maps
- Subjects
- Paleontology
- Walcott, Charles Doolittle
- Notes
- Previous edition title: The land before us: the making of ancient Alberta
- Includes reference to the Stephen Formation on Castle Mountain, the Burgess Shale
- ISBN
- 0-88995-283-4
- Accession Number
- 38000
- Call Number
- 03.1 Al1rtm
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Colonial Coral Fossil
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1030
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1030
- Description
- Fossilized colonial coral, middle Devonian in age. Common throughout North America. Species: Pachyphyllum. Warm shallow ocean environment. Limestone matrix. Has undergone weathering. Coral structure is well defined. Small crinoid fragments exposed on one side. Recrystallization of the rock is occur…
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- Title
- Colonial Coral Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 12.0 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- Fossilized colonial coral, middle Devonian in age. Common throughout North America. Species: Pachyphyllum. Warm shallow ocean environment. Limestone matrix. Has undergone weathering. Coral structure is well defined. Small crinoid fragments exposed on one side. Recrystallization of the rock is occurring is some areas, calcite crystals growing in the vugs (cavities). These types of coral fossils are very common in Western Canada and could have been collected locally.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1030
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified bone
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1031
- Description
- Fossilized bone, possibly dinosaur bone from Drumheller area. From the Cretaceous period.
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- Title
- Bone Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified bone
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 11.0 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- Fossilized bone, possibly dinosaur bone from Drumheller area. From the Cretaceous period.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1031
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Petrified Wood Fossil
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1032
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified wood
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1032
- Description
- Petrified wood (chalcedony) with quartz crystals growing in the voids. The original woody structure has been replaced by silty material in some areas. Likely from the Drumheller area, not from the Bow Valley. From the Cretaceous period.
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- Title
- Petrified Wood Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified wood
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 8.0 x 13.0 cm
- Description
- Petrified wood (chalcedony) with quartz crystals growing in the voids. The original woody structure has been replaced by silty material in some areas. Likely from the Drumheller area, not from the Bow Valley. From the Cretaceous period.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1032
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Petrified Wood Fossil
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1033
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified wood
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1033
- Description
- Silicified wood, growth rings very well exposed and displayed. One side is weathered and one side is cut, displaying the rings more clearly. All the woody cells have been replaced by silica. Minor fracturing. From the Cretaceous period. This specimen is typical of the petrified wood found in the Ro…
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- Title
- Petrified Wood Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified wood
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 5.0 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- Silicified wood, growth rings very well exposed and displayed. One side is weathered and one side is cut, displaying the rings more clearly. All the woody cells have been replaced by silica. Minor fracturing. From the Cretaceous period. This specimen is typical of the petrified wood found in the Rocky Mountain House and Edmonton areas.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1033
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Petrified Wood Fossil
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1034
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified wood
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1034
- Description
- Silicified wood. Almost completely chalcedony. Well defined growth rings, wood structure is very well preserved. This specimen is typical of the petrified wood found in the Rocky Mountain House and Edmonton areas. From the Cretaceous period.
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- Title
- Petrified Wood Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified wood
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 11.0 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- Silicified wood. Almost completely chalcedony. Well defined growth rings, wood structure is very well preserved. This specimen is typical of the petrified wood found in the Rocky Mountain House and Edmonton areas. From the Cretaceous period.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1034
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Petrified Bone Fossil
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1035
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified bone
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1035
- Description
- Petrified bone, dinosaur bone from Red Deer River valley. Mostly silica that is replacing the cells. From the Cretaceous period. This specimen is typical of the petrified bone found in the Edmonton area.
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- Title
- Petrified Bone Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified bone
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 12.0 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- Petrified bone, dinosaur bone from Red Deer River valley. Mostly silica that is replacing the cells. From the Cretaceous period. This specimen is typical of the petrified bone found in the Edmonton area.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1035
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Petrified Wood Fossil
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1036
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified wood
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1036
- Description
- Silicified wood. Internal structure of tree is well preserved. Very nice specimen.
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- Title
- Petrified Wood Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified wood
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 14.0 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- Silicified wood. Internal structure of tree is well preserved. Very nice specimen.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1036
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Petrified Wood Fossil
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1037
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified wood
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1037
- Description
- Petrified wood. Fractures are filled with quartz (variety agate). Preservation is very good, growth rings are well exhibited. Silicified wood, less replacement than specimen 112. 03.1036. Botryoidal surface texture in some areas.
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- Title
- Petrified Wood Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified wood
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 10.0 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- Petrified wood. Fractures are filled with quartz (variety agate). Preservation is very good, growth rings are well exhibited. Silicified wood, less replacement than specimen 112. 03.1036. Botryoidal surface texture in some areas.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1037
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Petrified Wood Fossil
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1038
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified wood
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1038
- Description
- Petrified wood from Drumheller region. From the Cretaceous period.
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- Title
- Petrified Wood Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified wood
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 8.0 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- Petrified wood from Drumheller region. From the Cretaceous period.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1038
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