Photographing fossils - geologic resources division
GIP Julie Rozen helping to photograph fossils for park website at Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado & Utah.
Making a cast - National Parks Gallery
Paleontology GIP at Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado & Utah, Paleontology GIP Rachel Grandpre using plaster to make a cast.
Preparing fossil to be cataloged
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado, GeoCorps Intern, Laura Clarke, is preparing a fossil to be cataloged and put into park collections.
Florissant Fossil Beds: Excavating fossils
Jamie Fearon, GIP, excavating fossils at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado.
Creating a mold - National Parks Gallery
Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado & Utah, Paleontology GIP Mindy Homan creating a mold of tracks from a rock brought back to the lab.
Fresh-Water Ray - National Parks Gallery
"Heliobatis radians" is a prehistoric stingray which lived in fresh water lakes during the Eocene. Fossils of "Heliobatis" have been found in rocks within and around Fossil Butte National Monument, Wyoming.
Sauropod Dinosaur - geologic resources division
"Apatosaurus louisae" is large plant eating sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Jurassic Fossils of "Apatosaurus" have been discovered at Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado and Utah.
Fossil Cycadeoid and Herbivorous Dinosaur
"Cycadeoidea pulcherrima" is an example of an extinct group of seed plants known as cycadeoids. These plants lived during the Cretaceous. A small dinosaur known as "Hypsilophodon wielandi" is shown with the cyc... More
National parks: Oreodont - public domain image
"Miniochoerus gracilis" is a small plant eating mammal known as an oreodont. This animal lived during the Late Eocene and Early Oligocene. Fossils of "Miniochoerus" have been found at Badlands National Park, So... More
Stegosaur Dinosaur - geologic resources division
"Stegosaurus ungulatus" is a plant eating dinosaur that lived during the Jurassic The drawing shows an adult and juvenile "Stegosaurus". This is based on fossils from the Morrison Formation at Dinosaur National... More
Hagerman Fossil Beds - Hagerman Horse
"Equus simplicidens" is an extinct species of horse known as the “Hagerman Horse”. This animal lived during the Pliocene. Fossils of "Equus simplicidens" have been found at Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument, Idaho.
Long-horned Bison - National Parks Gallery
"Bison latifrons" is an extinct species of bison (buffalo) that lived during the Pleistocene. Fossils of "Bison latifrons" have been found at Lake Meredith National Recreation Area, Texas, and Tule Springs Foss... More
National parks: Plesiosaur - public domain image
"Dolichorhynchops osborni" is a reptile that swam in the oceans. This reptile was a short-necked plesiosaur that lived during the Cretaceous Fossils of "Dolichorhynchops" have been found at Little Bighorn Battl... More
Florissant Fossil Beds: Ancient Wasp
"Palaeovespa florissantia" is a prehistoric wasp This flying insect lived during the Eocene. Fossils of "Palaeovespa" have been found in rocks within and around Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado.
Tonto national monument - Cliff Dwellings
The cliff dwellings at Tonto National Monument sit among hills composed of Early and Middle Proterozoic (2.5-billion- to 1.0-billion-year-old) rocks. Talus and colluvium composed of these rocks mantle the slope... More
Tonto National Monument location map
Figure 1. Location map. Tonto National Monument is in the transition zone between two physiographic provinces: Colorado Plateau to the north and Basin and Range to the south. The monument is one of many NPS are... More
Saber-toothed Cat - National Parks Gallery
"Smilodon gracilis" is a saber tooth cat. This big cat lived during the Pleistocene. Fossils of "Smilodon" have been found at Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument, Nevada, and Valley Forge National Histor... More
Quaternary faults near Tonto - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...
Figure 18. Annotated imagery of Quaternary faults near Tonto National Monument. The closest active fault to the monument (outlined in green) is the Sugarloaf fault zone to the west, which moved less than 130,00... More
Fresh-Water Fish - National Parks Gallery
"Diplomystus dentatsus" is a prehistoric herring like fish. It lived in fresh water lakes during the Eocene Fossils of Diplomystus have been found in rocks within and around Fossil Butte National Monument, Wyoming.
Continental Rift Zone Landscapes—Lava Beds National Monument (Labeled)
Lava Beds National Monument, California. Tule Lake basin is partially filled with sediments and lava flows.
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument - Ancient Deer
"Hypertragulus hesperius" is a small deer like, plant eating mammal. This animal lived during the Oligocene Fossils of "Hypertragulus" have been found at Badlands National Park, South Dakota, and John Day Fossi... More
Map of lithic resources in Arizona’s transition zone.
Figure 14. Tonto National Monument is in a transition zone between the Colorado Plateau and Basin and Range physiographic provinces. The Mogollon Rim defines the northern boundary of the transition zone. Source... More
National parks: Entelodont - public domain image
"Daeodon hollandi" is a large pig like mammal known as an entelodont. This animal lived during the Miocene. Fossils of "Daeodon" have been found d at Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Nebraska.
Julia Anderson - DINO - National Parks Gallery
GIP Intern, Julia Anderson, and Dinosaur National Monument paleontologist, ReBecca Hunt-Foster, mitigating a dinosaur bone from the side of a hill near the Quarry Exhibit Hall.
National parks: Brontothere - public domain image
"Megacerops coloradensis" is a large rhino like mammal known as a brontothere. This animal lived during the Eocene. Fossils of "Megacerops" have been found at Badlands National Park, South Dakota, and Florissan... More
Tule Lake basin (labeled) - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...
Continental rift zone landscape labeled. Tule Lake basin is partially filled with sediments and lava flows. Lava Beds National Monument, California.
Continental Rift Zone Landscapes—Lava Beds National Monument
Lava Beds National Monument, California. Tule Lake basin is partially filled with sediments and lava flows.
Horn Coral - geologic resources division
"Barytichisma zaphrentiforme" is a horn coral that lived during the Pennsylvanian. Fossils of Barytichisma have been found at Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado and Utah.
Columbian Mammoth - geologic resources division
"Mammuthus columbi" is a large elephant like mammal that lived during the Pleistocene. Fossils of "Mammuthus" are known from many national parks. The best specimens are preserved at Waco Mammoth National Monument, Texas.
George Washington Birthplace National Monument - Well-nosed Dolphin
"Eurhinodelphis longirostrus" is a primitive long nosed dolphin. This animal lived during the Miocene. Fossils of "Eurhinodelphis" have been found at George Washington Birthplace National Monument, Virginia.
Map of active faults, earthquakes, and seismograph stations in Arizona...
Figure 19. Each year seismograph stations (black stars) record hundreds of felt and unfelt earthquakes in Arizona. The map is an illustration of seismic activity from 1887 to 2015. Earthquakes generally occur w... More
Fossil Butte national monument - Fossilized fish
Fossilized fish in Fossil Butte National Monument, Wyoming.
White Sands National Monument - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...
White Sands National Monument Public domain photograph of a desert, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Laura Palma - Buck Island Reef National Monument
Laura graduated from Florida International University in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology. Passionate about conservation, she has spent the past two years closely involved with multiple coral r... More
Glacier Landforms: Outwash Plain, Red Glacier
The outwash plain in front of the Red Glacier in Lake Clark National Monument (Alaska) ends far away from the glacier and is characterized by braided rivers and small ponds.
Florissant Fossil Beds: Dipa Desai
2015 Mosaics in Science Program participant collecting GPS data at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado.
White Sands National Monument New Mexico Yardangs
White Sands National Monument New Mexico Yardangs
Craters of the Moon National Monument
Flood basalts Public domain photograph of mountain caldera, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of mountain crater, caldera, free to use, no copyright re... More
White Sands National Monument - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...
White Sands National Monument Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Back-arc Basin of the Black Hills
The Precambrian tectonic activity in the Black Hills region where the subducting lithosphere (Trans-Hudson Province) is being subducted beneath the Wyoming Archean Province. The Black Hills and Devils Tower Nat... More
Emily Thorpe, GIP intern - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Emily Thorpe, GIP intern using a GPS to locate a paleontological site at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado.
Florissant Fossil Beds: The trio
The ‘Trio’, is the world’s only known petrified Redwood (Sequoia) clone, Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado
Chelsea Collins - Lava Beds National Monument
Chelsea Collins completed her degree in environmental science at Western Washington University in the fall of 2015. She is interested in conducting fieldwork and research, as well as advocating for conservation... More
Monitoring construction spoils - National Parks Gallery
As Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado, new visitor center took shape, Lindsay Walker (GIP) periodically monitored construction spoils for disturbance of the monument’s paleontological resources.
Maaz Fareedi - Jewel Cave National Monument
This summer I will be working at Jewel Cave National Monument as a Resource Management intern. I’m from the Chicago suburb of Vernon Hills, Illinois. This fall I’ll be finishing up my B.S. in Geology from North... More
Mariah Slovacek, GIP intern - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...
Mariah Slovacek, GIP intern preparing fossils at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado
Seth Barot, GIP intern - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Seth Barot, GIP intern caving at El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico.
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument Public domain photograph of mountain caldera, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of mountain crater, caldera, fr... More
Grand Portage National Monument
Grand Portage National Monument Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Juvenile dinosaur femur - National Parks Gallery
Ann Elder at Dinosaur National Monument, Colorad & Utah, standing with a juvenile dinosaur femur.
Colorado National Monument - National Parks Gallery
Colorado National Monument Public domain photograph of Canyon, mountains, national park, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Skull of Equus simplicidens - Public domain natural history illustrati...
Pliocene aged fossil skull of Equus simplicidens ("Hagerman Horse") from Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument, Idaho.
Agate Fossil Beds - Bone fragment
Bone fragment in situ at Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Nebraska.
Agate Fossil Beds - Bone fragments
Bone fragment in situ at Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Nebraska.
Looking for fossils - National Parks Gallery
GIP Anthony Menicucci (center) opening the scientific fossil quarry and looking for fossils at Fossil Butte National Monument, Wyoming.
Fossil Butte national monument - Examining limestone
Anthony Menicucci, Paleontology GIP, lifting a slab of limestone in the research quarry at Fossil Butte National Monument, Wyoming.
Fossil Butte national monument - Examining limestone
Paleontology GIP Anthony Menicucci examining fragments of limestone from the Green River Formation for fossils exposed on the surface in Fossil Butte National Monument, Wyoming.
George Washington Birthplace National Monument - Fossilized shark teet...
Fossilized shark teeth at George Washington Birthplace National Monument, Virginia, that were possibly used forscraping meat from bivalves by American Indians.
Chiricahua National Monument - National Parks Gallery
Chiricahua National Monument Public domain photograph of mountain range, national park, nature view, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Navajo National Monument - National Parks Gallery
Long Canyon. Public domain photograph of Canyon, mountains, national park, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Excavating fossils - geologic resources division
Paleontology GIP at Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado & Utah, Rachel Grandpre excavating for fossils in the field.
Fossil Butte national monument - Junior Ranger
Nicole Reynaud, Paleontology GIP for Fossil Butte National Monument, Wyoming, showing a Junior Ranger fossils in the field.
Display around Daemonhelix burrow
Display around Daemonhelix burrow at Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Nebraska.
Mammoth tracks - geologic resources division
Mammoth tracks at White Sands National Monument, New Mexico.
Mammoth tracks - geologic resources division
Park Ranger pointing out mammoth tracks at White Sands National Monument, New Mexico.
Glacier Landforms: Glacier Polish
As ancient glaciers flowed over basalt at Devil's Postpile National Monument (California), rock and sediment in the ice left scratches on the bedrock. These scratches, "striations," can be used to understand pa... More
National parks: Tracks - public domain image
Tracks at White Sands National Monument, New Mexico.
National parks: Leaf - public domain image
Unidentified leaf from the Fossil Lake deposits in Fossil Butte National Monument, Wyoming.
Tourist Attraction - Devils Tower National Monument
Devils Tower National Monument Picryl description: Public domain photograph of National Park, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Cave Entrance - geologic resources division
Lava Tube at El Malpais National Monument Public domain photograph of a cave, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
National parks: Stalagmites - public domain image
Found in lava, small drip stalagmites cover the ceiling in a lava tube, Lava Beds National Monument.
National parks: Leaf - public domain image
Unidentified leaf from the Fossil Lake deposits in Fossil Butte National Monument, Wyoming.
Fossil Butte national monument - Crossopholis magnicaudatus
The predatory fish, Crossopholis magnicaudatus, from the Green River Formation at Fossil Butte National Monument, Wyoming.
Tourist Attraction - Devils Tower National Monument
Devils Tower National Monument Picryl description: Public domain photograph of National Park, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
National parks: Bacteria - public domain image
Bacteria growing within water drops colors the walls golden in Golden Dome Cave in Lava Beds National Monument.
Unidentified extinct baenid turtle
Unidentified extinct baenid turtle from the Green River Formation in Fossil Butte National Monument, Wyoming.
Florissant Fossil Beds: Cleaning fossils
Paleontology GIP, Jamie Fearon, cleaning fossiliferous sediment to excavate fossils at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado.
National parks: Helictites - public domain image
Seeming to defy gravity, helictites grow out of a cave wall at Timpanogos Cave National Monument.
Making a cast - National Parks Gallery
Nicolle Anderson (GIP) making a cast of a fossil in the field in Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado & Utah.
White Sands National Monument - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...
Ripples in the sand Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Cave Paleoclimatology - geologic resources division
Collecting ice core samples from a cave in Lava Beds National Monument.
Cleaning a fossil - National Parks Gallery
Cleaning a fossil in the field at Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado & Utah, is Paleontology GIP Nicolle Anderson.
National parks: Cataloging - public domain image
GIP Kaitlin Maguire cataloging John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon, specimen in the lab.
Keegan Melstrom, GIP intern - Public domain natural history illustrati...
Keegan Melstrom, GIP intern examining the skull of Allosaurus fragilis at Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado and Utah.
Florissant Fossil Beds: Exposing fossil
Paleontology GIP Laura Clarke exposing fossil by removing thin layer of shale in fossil lab at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado.
Dinosaur Femur - geologic resources division
Paleontology GIP Joanna Panosky laying next to a femur bone of a Jurassic dinosaur, at Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado & Utah.
Statue of George Washington - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...
Statue of young George Washington Carver sits ontop of Bulington-Keokuk Limestone with fossils of crinoids, brachipods, and corals at George Washington Carver National Monument, Missouri.
Fossil Butte national monument - GeoCorps interns
GeoCorps intern, Taormina Lepore, is helping a young visitor split open a rock at the Fossil Butte National Monument, Wyoming, research quarry.
Devils Postpile National Monument
Basalt columns formed as lava lake cooled. Picryl description: Public domain photograph of National Park, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Florissant Fossil Beds: Identifying fossils
Identifying fossils from rock samples in the lab, Adrian Maxwell (GIP) at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado.
Fossilized track - geologic resources division
Fossilized track, White Sands National Monument, New Mexico.
Collecting fossilized mollusks - National Parks Gallery
Here Lindsay Walker (Paleontology GIP) is collecting fossilized mollusks at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado.
Fossilized track - geologic resources division
Fossilized track, White Sands National Monument, New Mexico.
Adding fossils to database - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...
Laura Clarke (GIP) is adding fossils to the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado, catalog database in the fossil lab.
Laura Clarke, GIP intern - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Laura Clarke, GIP intern exposing fossil by removing thin layer of shale at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado.
John Niles, GIP intern - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
John Niles, GIP intern conducting final edits of the geologic map at Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve, Idaho.
Devils Postpile National Monument
Rainbow falls. Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
National parks: Sinkhole - public domain image
A sinkhole found on a relatively flat plain at Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument.
Fossil Butte national monument - Cleaning fossils
GIP Julie Rozen cleaning fossils with a Junior Ranger at Fossil Butte National Monument, Wyoming.
Allosaurus skull - geologic resources division
Keegan Melstrom, Paleontology GIP, with an Allosaurus skull at Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado & Utah.