The GEOLOGIC STORY of The GREAT PLAINS
Reading edition
By DONALD E. TRIMBLE
A nontechnical description of the origin and evolution of the landscape of the Great Plains
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1493
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR CECIL D. ANDRUS, Secretary
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY H. William Menard, Director
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON: 1980
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Trimble, Donald E.
The geologic story of the Great Plains.
(U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1493)
Bibliography: p. 50
Includes index.
Supt. of Docs. no.: I 19.3: 1493
I. Geology—Great Plains. I. Title.
II. Series: United States Geological Survey Bulletin 1493.
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