The Geology of Badlands National Park

Join us as we explore the wonderful rocks at Badlands National Park. These rocks show 75 million years of Earth history and the tectonic movements along the way. There are marine, near shore, and terrestrial deposits … and the fossils to prove it. Host - Ali Sealander Writer - RJ Stern Writer/Editor/Videographer - Zach Clowdus Selected Art by Clint Crowley Music - Fractals of Light by Chris Haugen from www.epidemicsound.com References Benton, Rachel. White River Badlansd: Geology and Paleontology. Indiana University Press, 2015. Graham, John. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, Badlands National Park Geologic Resource Evaluation Report. Mattison, Ray H., and Robert A. Grom. History of the Badlands National Monument, and the White River (Big) Badlands of South Dakota. Badlands Natural History Association, 1968. O'Harra, Ceophas C. The White River Badlands. South Dakota School of Mines, 1976. Prothero, Donald R. Brining Fossils to Life: An Introduction to Paleontology. McGraw-Hill, 2004. Stoffer, Philip W. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 2003, Geology of Badlands National Park: A Preliminary Report. Image Credits Most NPS images found on the following websites www.nps.gov/media/multimedia-search.htmsort=Date_Last_Modified%20desc https://www.nps.gov/badl/index.htm Hoodoo by John Pohl, GeoPhotography.org https://www.geophotography.org/ Castle image by Highsmith, Carol M. https://www.loc.gov/item/2010630584/ Map of Badlands around the world from: Zgłobicki, W., Poesen, J., Joshi, V., Sóle-Benet, A., De Geeter, S. (2021). Gullies and Badlands as Geoheritage Sites. Map of the U.S. Uwe Dedering, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Makoshika State Park, MT Finetooth, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Theodore Roosevelt NP, ND NPS/Mark Hoffman, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Petrified Forest NP, AZ Adbar, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Blue Gate, UT DanHobley, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Toadstool Geologic Park, NE Kahvc7 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Dinosaur National Monument, CO NPS Natural Resources, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Hell’s Half Acre, WY WYDOTman at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons The Badlands (San Timoteo Badlands), CA jazzmmzzaj, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Les Mauvaises Terres, Nebraska figure from History of Badlands National Monument by Ray H. Mattison and Robert A. Gram Lakota at Pine Ridge National Archives at College Park, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Historic images and fossils from: “The White River Badlands” by Cleophas C. O’Hara “The Titanotheres of Ancient Wyoming, Dakota and Nebraska” Vol. 1 by Henry Fairfield Osborn (1962) Titanothere lower jaw image Lower jaw referred to as ‘Prout’s Palaeotherium Specimen’ collected by fur trader Alexander Culbertson from the White River Badlands in 1843. USNM 21820. (Photo – Vincent Santucci). Root Casts figures from “The White River Badlands: Geology and Paleontology” by Rachel C. Benton Chadron formation Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Brule Formation Interpretation by Robert Hynes found in “The White River Badlands: Geology and Paleontology” by Rachel C. Benton Big Pig Dig Site from NPS.gov https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/big-... Archaeotherium fossil Ryan Somma, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Archaeotherium Interpretation Robert Bruce Horsfall, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Subhyracodon occidentalis fossil Osborn., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Subhyracodon Interpretation Charles R. Knight, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Mesohippus barbouri fossil David Starner, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Mesohippus Interpretation Heinrich Harder (1858-1935), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Leptomeryx fossil Ryan Somma, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons Leptomeryx Interpretation Nobu Tamura (http://spinops.blogspot.com), CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons Brule and Chadron fossil resources whiteriver.weebly.com research.amnh.org #geology #badlands