Geology is the science and study of the solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth. The field of geology encompasses the study of the composition, structure, physical properties, dynamics, and history of Earth materials, and the processes by which they are formed, moved, and changed. The field is a major academic discipline, and is also important for mineral and hydrocarbon extraction, knowledge about and mitigation of natural hazards, some engineering fields, and understanding past climates and environments with reference to present-day climate change.

Etymology
The word "geology" was first used by Jean-André Deluc in the year 1778 and introduced as a fixed term by Horace-Bénédict de Saussure in the year 1779. The science was not included in Encyclopædia Britannica's third edition completed in 1797, but had a lengthy entry in the fourth edition completed by 1809.[1] An older meaning of the word was first used by Richard de Bury to distinguish between earthly and theological jurisprudence.

-Source: Wikipedia.

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Corpus Christi Geological Society
P.O. Box 1068
Corpus Christi, TX 78403

Coastal Bend Geophysical Society
P.O. Box 2471
Corpus Christi, TX 78403

Destination Bayfront





A Proposal For An Interactive
Paleontological Exhibit
at
Destination Bayfront
Corpus Christi, Texas


TABLE OF CONTENTS

  1. Contact Information

  2. Goals and Objectives

  3. Drawings of several Nueces
    County Pleistocene Age Mega fossils

  4. Photos from "Dino Dig", Zilker Park,
    Austin, Texas

  5. Architectural rendering of how Pleistocene
    Park might appear at Destination Bayfront


CONTACT INFORMATION


GOALS & OBJECTIVES

  1. Pleistocene Park would provide an interactive venue which would introduce the visitor to the rich paleontological history of our area.
  2. The exhibit would include casts of actual late Pleistocene mega fauna specimens which were present in great variety and numbers along the Nueces River valley at the end of the last ice age some 13,000 years ago.
  3. Visitors to the park (especially children) would have the opportunity to experience the excitement of exploration and the thrill of discovery.
  4. The exhibit will provide an excellent resource for educating our youth about the natural history of South Texas.
  5. Promote further interest and study of science among people of all ages.




Representation of the Lower Nueces River Valley at the end of the last glacial event some 13,300 years ago. All plants and animals depicted in this mural were present in South Texas in great numbers during the Late Pleistocene.

Artist – Dinah Bowman




Bones donated by the Wright Family of Nueces County, Texas. Collected by: Dr. Jon Baskin and Ronny Thomas. Department of Biology, Texas A&M University Kingsville. Funding for “Bones in Schools” Project by Corpus Christi Geological Society. www.ccgeo.org/bones




Leg and foot of a Columbian Mammoth recovered from the Wright Materials Co. Sand and Gravel Pit, Bluntzer, Texas.

Donated to the McKenzie Library by the Wright Family and collected by Dr. Jon Baskin and Ronnie Thomas. Texas A&M University Kingsville.




Columbian Mammoth Tusk recovered from the Wright Materials Co. Sand and Gravel Pit, Bluntzer, Texas.

Donated to the McKenzie Library by the Wright Family and Collected by Dr. Jon Baskin and Ronnie Thomas. Texas A&M University Kingsville.




Texas A&M University Kingsville Department of Biology – Mammoth Teeth Collection including over 250 specimens, all of which were found along the lower Nueces River flood plain in Nueces County, Texas.




Entrance to “The Dino Dig” at the Austin Nature and Science Center in Zilker Park, Austin, Texas.




“Dino Dig” at Zilker Park, Austin, Texas




Two future Paleontologists unearthing the Cast of a Columbian Mammoth Tusk. “Dino Dig”, Zilker Park, Austin, Texas.




“Dino Dig” at Zilker Park, Austin, Texas




“Dino Dig” at Zilker Park, Austin, Texas




Cast of Columbian Mammoth mandible and teeth. “Dino Dig”, Zilker Park, Austin, Texas.




Young explorers discovering Prehistoric life forms.
“Dino Dig”, Zilker Park, Austin, Texas.




Cast of the rib cage of a Columbian Mammoth. “Dino Dig”, Zilker Park, Austin, Texas.


PLEISTOCENE PARK

Welcome to Nueces County's
Prehistoric Past

Mammoths, Camels, Saber-Tooth Cats
&
Much, Much More


PLEISTOCENE PARK

Proposal for an Interactive
Fossil Exhibit & Dig







 

Last Updated December 12th, 2011
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