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Robert Fillmore#x19;s clear, easy-to-read text documents spectacular features of the eastern Colorado Plateau, one of the most interesting and scenic geologic regions in the world. The area covered in detail stretches from the Book Cliffs to the deep canyons of the San Juan River area. The events that shaped this vast region are clearly described and include the most recent interpretations of ongoing geologic forces. The book also includes mile-by-mile road logs with explanations of the various features for most of the scenic roads in the region, including Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park, and the Natural Bridges area.

Robert Fillmore is professor of geology at Western State College of Colorado in Gunnison. He is the author of Geology of the Parks, Monuments, and Wildlands of Southern Utah (University of Utah Press, 2000).

List of Figures	p. vi
Preface	p. xv
An Introduction to the Science of Geology	p. 1
The Pennsylvanian Period: The Rise of the Ancestral Rocky Mountains	p. 27
The Permian Period: Rivers, Ergs, and Shorelines	p. 103
The Mesozoic Era: Rivers, Dunes, Red Rocks, and Dinosaurs	p. 138
The Triassic Period: Tidal Flats and Forests	p. 141
The Jurassic Period: Sand and More Sand	p. 177
The Cretaceous Period: The Sea Appears	p. 219
The Tertiary Period: The Rise of the Colorado Plateau	p. 256
The Quaternary Period: Canyon Cutting, Mammoths, and the Appearance of Humans	p. 309
Road Logs
Arches National Park	p. 337
From the Junction of Utah Highway 191 and Route 313 to Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park	p. 358
Utah Route 279 along the Colorado River to Potash	p. 368
Utah Highway 128 from Moab to Cisco via Dewey Bridge	p. 377
La Sal Mountain Loop Road from Castle Valley (Utah Highway 128) to the Junction with U.S. Highway 191	p. 397
Utah Route 211 to the Needles District, Canyonlands National Park	p. 408
West on Utah Highway 95 across Comb Ridge, Cedar Mesa, and White Canyon to Lake Powell	p. 421
Utah Route 275 to Natural Bridges National Monument	p. 440
Bluff to Mexican Hat via Utah Highways 191 and 163	p. 443
References	p. 451
Index	p. 477
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Geological Evolution of the Colorado Plateau of Eastern Utah and Western Colorado

Geological Evolution of the Colorado Plateau of Eastern Utah and Western Colorado

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