This electronic bibliography brings together the nine books that comprise the Bibliography of the Geology of Missouri, published by the Missouri Geological Survey and its predecessor agencies from 1945 through 1972. As such, it includes all bibliographic citations that appear in Volume Second Series numbers 31, 38 and 42 and in Information Circular numbers 18, 19, 21, 23, 24 and 25. The version presented here contains some citations for literature published after 1972, and subsequent versions will contain more as the bibliography is gradually updated. Search options for specific geologic subjects are provided. If you have any comments or questions, contact Patrick Mulvany at patrick.mulvany@dnr.mo.gov.
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Title: Description of some new and remarkable crinoids and other fossils of the Hudson River group, and notice of Strotocrinus bloomfieldensis
Author: Miller, Samuel Almond
Publication: Cincinnati Society of Natural History Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, p. 69-77, pl. 1, 1881
Date: 1881
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Title: Description of some new fossils from the Carboniferous and Devonian rocks of Missouri
Author: Swallow, George Clinton
Publication: St. Louis Academy of Science Transactions, vol. 02, p. 081-100, 1863
Date: 1863
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Title: Description of some new genera and species of Echinodermata from Coal measures and sub-Carboniferous rocks of Indiana, Missouri and Iowa
Author: Miller, Samuel Almond
Co-Author(s): Gurley, W.F.E.
Publication: Cincinnati Society of Natural History Journal, vol. 13, p. 3-25, 4 pls., April 28, 1890
Date: 1890
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Title: Description of some new genera and species of Echinodermata from coal measures and sub-Carboniferous rocks of Indiana, Missouri and Iowa [first 27 pages same as article of same title in Cincinnati Society of Natural History Journal, vol. 12]
Title: Description of some new species of crinoids and blastoids from the sub-Carboniferous rocks of Pike and Marion Cos., Missouri, and Scott Co., Virginia
Author: Rowley, Robert Roswell
Co-Author(s): Hare, S.J.
Publication: Kansas City Scientist, vol. 5, p. 113-118, illustrated, 1891
Date: 1891
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Title: Description of some new species of crinoids, blastoids, and brachiopods from the Devonian and sub-Carboniferous rocks of Missouri
Author: Rowley, Robert Roswell
Publication: American Geologist, vol. 12, p. 303-309, illustrated, 1893
Date: 1893
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Title: Description of some new species of Echinodermata from the sub-Carboniferous rocks of Pike Co., Missouri
Author: Rowley, Robert Roswell
Co-Author(s): Hare, S.J.
Publication: Kansas City Scientist, vol. 5, p. 97-103, illustrated, 1891
Date: 1891
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Title: Description of some new species of fossils from the Paleozoic rocks of the western states [describes species from Pennsylvanian of Missouri]
Author: McChesney, J.H.
Publication: Chicago Academy of Sciences Transactions, vol. 1, 96 p., 1859
Date: 1859
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Title: Description of some new species of invertebrates from Paleozoic rocks of Illinois and adjacent states
Author: Miller, Samuel Almond
Co-Author(s): Gurley, W.F.E.
Publication: Illinois State Museum of Natural History Bulletin, vol. 3, 81 p., 8 pls., Springfield, Illinois, December 1, 1893
Date: 1893
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Title: Description of some new types of Paleozoic shells
Author: Meek, Fielding Bradford
Publication: American Journal of Conchology, vol. 7, p. 4-10, 1871
Date: 1871
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Title: Description of some species of crinoids from the upper coal measures of Carboniferous age at Kansas City, Missouri
Author: Butts, Edward
Publication: Kansas City Academy of Science, Transactions, vol. 1, p. 13-15, 1 pl., 1898
Date: 1898
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Title: Description of some sub-Carboniferous cephalopods [describes Goniatites missouriensis from the upper coal measures near Kansas City]
Author: Miller, Samuel Almond
Co-Author(s): Faber, C.
Publication: Cincinnati Society of Natural History Journal, vol. 14, p. 164-169, 1892
Date: 1892
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Title: Description of the bones of a new fossil animal of the Order Edentata [found on the shores of the Pomme de Terre, Benton County]
Author: Harlan, Richard
Publication: American Journal of Science, 1st Series, vol. 44, p. 69-80, 3 pls., April, 1843
Date: 1843
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Call Number: RPR-001601
Title: Description of the coal flora of the Carboniferous formations in Pennsylvania and throughout the United States
Author: Lesquereux, L.
Publication: Pennsylvania Geological Survey Reports, vols. 1 and 2, 1880
Date: 1880
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Title: Description of the coal flora of the Carboniferous formations in Pennsylvania and throughout the United States
Title: Description of the Eureka Springs and Harrisonville quadrangles, Arkansas-Missouri
Author: Purdue, Albert Homer
Co-Author(s): Miser, Hugh D.
Publication: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Atlas of the United States, Eureka Springs-Harrison Folio, No. 202, 22 p., 9 pls., 13 figs., 2 topo. maps, 2 Geological maps, cross sections, oversized, 1916
Date: 1916
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Call Number: MGS Library Map Files
Title: Description of the Fayetteville quadrangle, Arkansas-Missouri
Author: Adams, George I.
Co-Author(s): Ulrich, E.O.
Publication: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Atlas of the United States, Fayetteville Folio, No. 119, 6 p., maps, 1905
Date: 1905
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Title: Description of the Harrison and Musgrove clay pits, [in] Mandel, R.D., editor, Guidebook of the 18th Biennial Meeting of the American Quaternary Association
Author: Rovey, Charles W., II
Publication: Kansas Geological Survey, Technical Series 21, p. 3-19 thru 3-21, 2 figs., Lawrence, Kansas, 2006
Date: 2006
MGS Holdings: Paper; Digital
Call Number: MSC-070662
Title: Description of the Hydrargos sillimanii... [author's journey extended into Missouri, and he gave some accounts of the geology and fossils found]
Author: Koch, Albrecht Karl
Publication: New York, 16 p., 1 pl., 1845
Date: 1845
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Title: Description of the Joplin district, Missouri-Kansas
Author: Smith, William Sidney Tangier
Co-Author(s): Siebenthal, C.E
Publication: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Atlas of the United States, Joplin Folio, No. 148, 20 p., 27 figs., 1 topo. map, 1 Geological map, 1 economic geology map, 6 mine maps, 1907 (reprinted 1914)