Paleontological Resources of Monterey County, California, 2001
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- This point shapefile depicts paleontological resources within Monterey County, California. Fossils provide important evidence to help determine what happened in Earth history and when it happened. Today the animals and plants that live in the ocean are very different from those that live on land, and the animals and plants that live in one part of the ocean or on one part of the land are very different from those in other parts. Similarly, fossil animals and plants from different environments are different. It becomes a challenge to recognize rocks of the same age when one rock was deposited on land and another was deposited in the deep ocean. Scientists must study the fossils from a variety of environments to build a complete picture of the animals and plants that were living at a particular time in the past (Edwards and Pojeta, 1999).
- Purpose
- Because fossils are so useful to science, they need to be considered a resource and properly managed. The purpose of this database is to provide information on the type of fossil and the location so that these fossils may be preserved for science.
Description
| Type of resource | cartographic, software, multimedia |
|---|---|
| Form | Shapefile |
| Place | Monterey, California, |
| Publisher | Monterey County (Calif.). Planning Department |
| Publication date | 2001 |
| Edition | version 1.0 |
| Language | English |
| Digital origin | born digital |
| Map data | Scale not given. ; EPSG::2228 W 121°56ʹ48ʺ--W 120°18ʹ10ʺ/N 36°36ʹ29ʺ--N 35°50ʹ46ʺW 121°56ʹ39ʺ--W 120°18ʹ10ʺ/N 36°35ʹ1ʺ--N 35°52ʹ30ʺ, Scale not given ; EPSG::4326 |
Creators/Contributors
| Creator | Rosenberg, Lewis I. | |
|---|---|---|
| Creator | Clark, Joseph C. |
Subjects
| Subject | Fossils |
|---|---|
| Subject | Paleontology |
| Subject | Aromas (Calif.) |
| Subject | Big Sur (Calif.) |
| Subject | Bolsa Knolls (Calif.) |
| Subject | Bradley (Calif.) |
| Subject | Cachagua Creek |
| Subject | Carmel (Calif.) |
| Subject | Carmel Highlands (Calif.) |
| Subject | Carmel Valley (Calif.) |
| Subject | Carmel Valley Village |
| Subject | Castroville (Calif.) |
| Subject | Del Rey Oaks (Calif.) |
| Subject | Gonzales (Calif.) |
| Subject | Greenfield (Calif.) |
| Subject | Jamesburg (Calif.) |
| Subject | Jolon (Calif.) |
| Subject | King City (Calif.) |
| Subject | Lockwood (Calif.) |
| Subject | Lucia (Calif.) |
| Subject | Marina (Calif.) |
| Subject | Monterey (Calif.) |
| Subject | Monterey County (Calif.) |
| Subject | Moss Landing Harbor (Calif.) |
| Subject | Pacific Grove (Calif.) |
| Subject | Pajaro (Calif.) |
| Subject | Parkfield (Calif.) |
| Subject | Pebble Beach (Calif.) |
| Subject | Prunedale (Calif.) |
| Subject | Salinas (Calif.) |
| Subject | San Ardo (Calif.) |
| Subject | San Lucas (Calif.) |
| Subject | Sand City (Calif.) |
| Subject | Seaside (Calif.) |
| Subject | Soledad (Calif.) |
| Subject | Spreckels (Calif.) |
| Subject | Tassajara Hot Springs |
| Subject | 2001 |
| Subject | Geoscientific Information |
| Genre | Geospatial data |
| Genre | Cartographic dataset |
Bibliographic information
| WGS84 Cartographics | This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection. |
|---|---|
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/xc583rw0668 |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use.
- Copyright
- This work is in the Public Domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright.
Preferred citation
- Preferred citation
- Rosenberg, Lewis, I. and Clark, Joseph C. (2001). Paleontological Resources of Monterey County, California, 2001. Monterey County (Calif.) Planning Department. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/xc583rw0668.
Collection
Geology resources and constraints Monterey County, California
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