Transcript Fossil Butte National Park

By: Joey Luciani
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1. What year did the park become an official
National Park and why? It became a National
park in 1972. It became a national park to
protect some of the green river and Wasatch
formations.
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2. How was the park formed? The park was
formed from ancient lake sediments.
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3. What type of rocks can be found inside the
park? Some Rocks in the park are the shale,
sandstone, limestone and dolomite.
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4. What special landforms or features are inside
your park? More than 100 snakes, birds,
mammals and amphibians are in the park.
There are a lot of fossils located in the park.
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How is the land inside the park currently
changing? It is becoming more desert like.
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What environmental issue are effecting your
park? Global warming is causing an increase
in surface temperature which is expected to
cause a disruption in the ecosystem in the park.
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How is technology used to preserve and
maintain the park? They monitor where they
find cool stuff to show visitors.
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Map of the park:
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Pictures and diagrams that will help promote
or explain geological features inside the park.
In a encyclopedia I found that the definition of
fossils is….. fossils are remains, prints, or traces
of a plant that lived a long time ago.
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http://www.nps.gov/fobu/naturescience/geologicformations.htm
http://www.nps.gov/fobu/naturescience/index.htm
http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/fobu/sec1.htm
http://www.georgewright.org/0744dunn.pdf
http://www.nps.gov/fobu/naturescience/naturalfeaturesandecosystems.htm
Ambrose, Peter D. Fossil Butte National Monument: along the Shores of Time. Vernal, Utah:
Dinosaur Nature Association, 1996. Print.
Agnes, Michael. Webster's New World Children's Dictionary. New York: Macmillan, 1999. Print.