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The Vertebrata of the Cretaceous Formations of the West (Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, Volume II)
By Cope, Edward D.
SKU# 19466
Pp. iv, 302, (2); 57 full page lithographed plates (some are foldout). Publisher’s original brown cloth, with blind-stamped borders on the front and rear boards and with spine cloth lettered in gilt, thick 4to. Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, Volume II. This large and heavy tome is the final report on the vertebrate paleontology of the Cretaceous formations of the West. The greatest number of fossil species described are derived from the Niobrara (Miocene) and Fort Union (Paleocene) epochs in Wyoming, Kansas and Colorado collectively. An important early North American paleontological monograph. Rare.
| Publisher | Government Printing Office |
| Publisher Place | Washington |
| Date Published | 1875 |
| Date Published Estimated | No |
| Edition | First edition |
| Number of Volumes | 1 |
| Reprint | No |
| Condition | Very good |
| Condition Description | Light wear to cloth edges along the spine, a tight and clean copy in very good condition. |
| ISBN | |
| Limited Edition |