Project Gutenberg 2018-01-04 Public domain in the USA. 508 United States. National Park Service National Park Service (U.S.) United States. Department of the Interior. National Park Service Service, United States National Park Service, National Park 80607119 Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Nebraska Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agate_Fossil_Beds_National_Monument Produced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Nebraska" is a National Park Handbook produced by the National Park Service. This guidebook provides an informative introduction to the Agate Fossil Beds, recounting their geological significance and the fascinating life forms that existed in North America around 20 million years ago. The work is designed to enhance visitor understanding and appreciation of the national monument, emphasizing both its natural history and paleontological importance. The opening of this handbook sets the stage by introducing James H. Cook, the historical figure who owned and operated the Agate Springs Ranch in the late 19th century. It portrays his life as an intrepid frontiersman, a rancher, and an important figure in fostering friendly relations between settlers and Native Americans, as well as his accidental involvement in paleontological discoveries. Through vivid descriptions, the text brings to life the rich ecological environment of the Agate Fossil Beds, hinting at the prehistoric animals that once roamed these lands and establishing a connection to the ongoing paleontological research that unveils the ancient history of North America. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Paleontology -- Miocene Vertebrates, Fossil -- Nebraska -- Agate Fossil Beds National Monument Paleontology -- Nebraska -- Agate Fossil Beds National Monument Natural history -- Nebraska -- Agate Fossil Beds National Monument Agate Fossil Beds National Monument (Neb.) QE Text Category: History - Other Category: History - American Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals Category: Environmental Issues Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 242992 2025-07-22T11:29:08.746046 text/html 204411 2024-10-23T03:05:00 text/html 9844774 2025-07-22T11:29:18.329473 application/epub+zip 9848451 2025-07-22T11:29:12.272036 application/epub+zip 132762 2025-07-22T11:29:10.269003 application/epub+zip 9930672 2025-07-22T11:29:21.732497 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 9895861 2025-07-22T11:29:16.261530 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 196321 2022-08-25T11:00:53.012450 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 167474 2025-07-22T11:29:07.499073 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 147671 2024-10-23T03:05:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18420 2025-07-22T11:29:21.876455 application/rdf+xml 22553 2025-07-22T11:29:10.387021 image/jpeg 3658 2025-07-22T11:29:10.328999 image/jpeg 9164070 2025-07-22T11:29:08.998008 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia