Cambrian locality numbers and record of Burgess Shale Fossils, undated

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Abstract

Charles D. Walcott indexes locality numbers according to states, localities, and formations in what appears to be an address book. He also includes Burgess Shale fossils. Locations are listed alphabetically and include most of the United States,parts of Canada, as well as a few sites in Sweden, Norway, and India. Many localities listed for states: Alabama, Wisconsin, Utah, Tennessee, Nevada, Montana, New York, Minnesota, and Georgia. Most of the book is blank and undated.

Date Range

1851-1940

Start Date

1851

End Date

1940

Access Information

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Topic

  • Geology, Stratigraphic--Cambrian
  • Geology
  • Burgess Shale (B.C.)
  • Paleontology

Place

  • New York
  • Montana
  • United States
  • Tennessee
  • Minnesota
  • Alabama
  • Utah
  • India
  • Canada
  • Sweden
  • Norway
  • Nova Scotia
  • Georgia
  • Wisconsin
  • Nevada

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes

Accession #

SIA RU007004

Collection name

Charles D. Walcott Collection,1851-1940 and undated

Physical Description

1 notebook

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 32 Folder 5