The National Park Service Stratotype Inventory
Professional Paper
1879–2-B
National Park Service
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Abstract
Beginning in 2020, the National Park Service (NPS) began a systematic effort to document the occurrence of stratotypes exposed within, partially within, and near NPS administrative boundaries. The NPS stratotype inventory project represents an important component of a geologic resource inventory, as these designations are vital to our national geologic heritage (“geoheritage”) and possess significant scientific, historic, educational, cultural, and aesthetic values. The geoheritage significance of stratotypes is analogous to libraries and museums, in that they are geologic landmarks of Earth history and record the prodigious forces and evolving life forms that define our understanding of the planet. These designated exposures preserve knowledge, represent comparative geologic references where previous observations can be re-examined or perhaps reinterpreted, and can serve as valuable educational tools for future geoscientists.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | The National Park Service Stratotype Inventory |
| Series title | Professional Paper |
| Series number | 1879–2 |
| Chapter | B |
| DOI | 10.3133/pp1879–2B |
| Year Published | 2025 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, National Cooperative Geologic Mapping |
| Description | 10 p. |