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Paleontology

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 255 Collections and/or Records:

Agate Springs Quarry, 1936

 File
Identifier: Box 15: Folder 19
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains the correspondence of Museum Director William A. Bryan.

Dates: Other: 1936

Bishop's Cap Cave (Conkling cavern)-- field notes, journal pages, and drawings, 1929

 Item
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection is composed of correspondence, field notes, paleontological illustrations, and monthly reports from the Vertebrate Paleontology department under Henry Anson Wylde, Science Division Chief. It includes exhibit planning materials, collections management and specimen loan information, and excavation reports from Rancho La Brea and Conkling Cavern in New Mexico.

Dates: 1929

Borrowed specimens, 1933

 File
Identifier: Box 2: Folder 38
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection is composed of correspondence, field notes, paleontological illustrations, and monthly reports from the Vertebrate Paleontology department under Henry Anson Wylde, Science Division Chief. It includes exhibit planning materials, collections management and specimen loan information, and excavation reports from Rancho La Brea and Conkling Cavern in New Mexico.

Dates: Other: 1933

California Fossil Hall

 File
Identifier: Box 28: Folder 17
Abstract

This file contains label copy for the California Fossil Hall.

Dates: 1946-2010

California state fossil - Smilodon californicus, 1971-1974

 File
Identifier: Box 50: Folder 3
Abstract

This file contains newspaper clippings and correspondence expressing support for the nomination of Smilodon californicus as the California state fossil.

Dates: Other: 1971-1974

Cenozoic Hall, 1969-1977

 File
Identifier: Box 28: Folder 21
Abstract

This file contains correspondence, diorama plans, and label copy for exhibits in the Cenozoic Hall.

Dates: Other: 1969-1977

Chalk Hill fossil site -- review Rowland Heights area, 1977

 File
Identifier: Box 80: Folder 3
Abstract

This file contains correspondence regarding the Chalk Hill fossil site in Rowland Heights, California.

Dates: Other: 1977

China Lake project, 1970-1976

 Series
Identifier: 2
Scope and Contents

This series contains materials related to the China Lake Project - an excavation taking place at the China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station between 1970-1976.

Dates: 1970-1976

Chinese Dinosaur Exhibit, 1986

 File
Identifier: Box 68: Folder 18
Abstract

This file contains materials related to the development of an exhibition on fossils from China and includes letters of intent, National Science Foundation materials, China travel itineraries, Chinese museum catalogs, and visa documentation.

Dates: Other: 1986

Coal mining, 1985-1986

 File
Identifier: Box 65: Folder 2
Abstract

This file contains materials related to the impact of coal mining on paleontology and contains BLM reports, guidelines for paleontological collecting, paleontological mitigation procedures, surface mining procedures, the San Augustine Coal Area management framework plan, and information on the federal coal management program.

Dates: Other: 1985-1986