Geology and Natural History of the Yellowstone Region

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This course is a laboratory and field-trip based examination of the geological history of Yellowstone Country. We will look at the formation and deformational history of the Wyoming Thrust Belt, the volcanic history of the Absaroka Range, the dramatic activity and influence of the arrival of the Yellowstone Hotspot during the Pleistocene (and present day), the complex tectonic and world-famous glacial history of the Grand Tetons, and learn about the unique Eocene lacustrine and fluvial settings of the Wyoming Fossil Basin.