Geology of Cattaraugus County NY by Irving H. Tesmer (paperback) 1975

Description: Western New York is famous for its many geologic features. Cattaraugus County contains bedrock assigned to the Devonian, Mississippian and Pennsylvanian periods of the Paleozoic Era. Many of these rocks contain the remains of typical shallow water marine invertebrates of that time. Much of Cat-taraugus County shows the direct effects of glaciation, only the southern portion was not covered by continental glaciers during the Pleistocene epoch. However, this geologic story is not easily available to the general public because of the lack of suitable reference books. Many famous geologists have worked in Cattaraugus County and published on parts of it, but some of their work is now outdated. The studies are so widely scattered in publications of different institutions that they are rather inaccessible to anyone but the professional geologist who is familiar with the literature. This book attempts to summarize this scattered information and condense it under one cover, thereby providing an up-to-date and convenient reference book on the geology of Cattaraugus County, New York. It is hoped that the information presented here will be of value to many groups. University students should find the material useful in several courses such as glacial geology, stratigraphy and paleontology. Those who teach geology in the colleges and secondary schools may be able to use this work as a source book for both classroom work and field trips. Amateur fossil collectors, those who study geology in their leisure time, and persons who have summer homes in Cattaraugus County or visit Allegany State Park should obtain considerable help from this material, particularly from the geologic map and stratigraphic column. A knowledge of geology is often fundamental in planning the optimum use for a piece of land. Persons involved with flood control, city planners, real estate developers, and manufacturers are some of the people who could put geologic knowledge to good use in making wise financial decisions and sometimes in the saving of human life. Perhaps the most important single feature of this book is the geologic map...(from intro)

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