Park-specific Paleontological Resource Inventory Reports

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Introduction

Comprehensive park inventories are designed to identify all known paleontological resources within a single park unit and involve the assembly of a team of specialists from within the NPS, and from educational institutions and cooperators. These specialists work together with the park to identify and address all aspects of the paleontological resources within the targeted park, including resource management, museum curation, law enforcement, and interpretation. The goals and objectives of a park-specific paleontological resource inventory are detailed by Santucci (2000). An important component of many comprehensive paleontological inventories is to provide paleontology-specific training for park staff.

 

Park-specific Inventory Reports

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Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument

  • Hunt, A.P. and V.L. Santucci, 2001. Paleontological resources of Lake Meredith National Recriation Area and Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, West Texas. New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook, 52nd Field Conference, Geology of Llano Batacado, p. 257-264.—[IRMA Portal] [NPSHistory.com]

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

  • Kottkamp, S., V.L. Santucci, J.S. Tweet, R. Horrocks, E. Lynch, and G.S. Morgan. 2020. Carlsbad Caverns National Park: Paleontological resources inventory (public version). Natural Resource Report NPS/CAVE/NRR—2020/2148. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado.—[IRMA Portal]

Chaco Culture National Historical Park (Public)

  • Varela PJ and Others. 2019. Chaco Culture National Historical Park: Paleontological resources inventory (non-sensitive version). Natural Resource Report. NPS/CHCU/NRR—2019/1915. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado.—[IRMA Portal] [NPSHistory.com]

Chickasaw National Recreation Area (Public)

  • Korn AS and Others. 2016. Chickasaw National Recreation Area paleontological resources inventory (Public Version). Natural Resource Report. NPS/CHIC/NRR—2016/1276. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado.—[IRMA Portal] [NPSHistory.com]

Death Valley National Park

  • Nyborg TG and Santucci VL. 1999. Death Valley National Park paleontological survey. Technical Report NPS/NRGRD/GRDTR-99/01. Geologic Resources Division, National Park Service. Lakewood, CO—[IRMA Portal]

Devils Tower National Monument (Public)

  • Tweet JS and Santucci VL. 2019. Devils Tower National Monument: Paleontological resources inventory (non-sensitive version). Natural Resource Report. NPS/DETO/NRR—2019/1969. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado. (Public Access)—IRMA Portal] [NPSHistory.com]

Grand Canyon National Park (Public)

  • Santucci VL and Tweet JS (ed). 2020. Grand Canyon National Park: Centennial paleontological resource inventory (non-sensitive version). Natural Resource Report. NPS/GRCA/NRR—2020/2103. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado.—[IRMA Portal] [NPSHistory.com]

Lake Meredith National Recriation Area

  • Hunt, A.P. and V.L. Santucci, 2001. Paleontological resources of Lake Meredith National Recriation Area and Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, West Texas. New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook, 52nd Field Conference, Geology of Llano Batacado, p. 257-264.—[IRMA Portal] [NPSHistory.com]

Mesa Verde National Park (Public)

  • Harrison GW and Others. 2017. Mesa Verde National Park: Paleontological resource inventory (non-sensitive version). Natural Resource Report. NPS/MEVE/NRR—2017/1550. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado.—[IRMA Portal] [NPSHistory.com]

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

  • Koch, A.L., V.L. Santucci, and T.R. Weasma, 2004. Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Paleontological Survey. National Park Service Technical Report NPS/NRGRD/GRDTR-04/01, 27 pp.—[IRMA Portal] [NPSHistory.com]

Walnut Canyon National Monument (Public)

  • Boudreau DM and Others. 2018. Walnut Canyon National Monument: Paleontological resource inventory (non-sensitive version). Natural Resource Report. NPS/WACA/NRR—2018/1658. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado. — [IRMA Portal] [NPSHistory.com]

Yellowstone National Park

  • Santucci VL. 1998. The Yellowstone paleontological survey. YCR-NR-98-1. Yellowstone Center for Resources, National Park Service, Yellowstone National Park. Yellowstone Center for Resources—[IRMA Portal]

Internal Park Survey Reports

in accordance with the Paleontological Resources Preservation Act, many park surveys have not been made publicly available due to resource sensitivity. In addition to the reports listed above, the following parks with fossils have had paleontological resources surveys conducted:

  • Amistad National Recreation Area

  • Arches National Park

  • Big Bend National Park

  • Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area

  • Buffalo National River

  • Channel Islands National Park

  • Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park

  • Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

  • Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve

  • Golden Gate National Recreation Area

  • Grant Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site

  • Great Basin National Park

  • Joshua Tree National Park

  • Katmai National Park and Preserve

  • Lake Mead National Recreation Area

  • Mississippi National River and Recreation Area

  • National Capital Parks East

  • Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument

  • Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway

  • Wupatki National Monument

  • Zion National Park

 

References

Santucci, V.L., 2000. Standard Operating Procedures for Locating and Protecting Paleontological Resources. Lake Meredith National Recreational Area and Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument Oil and Gas Management Plant / Enviromental Impact Statement. National Park Service, Denver. Appendix F, p. F1-2.

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