On the outstanding universal value of the Australian Fossil Mammal Site (Riversleigh/Naracoorte) World Heritage Area : a report to the World Heritage Unit, DEST / J. Luly and P.S. Valentine
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- Townsville, Qld. : School of Tropical Environment Studies and Geography, James Cook University, 1998
- 63 p. : 1 col. map ; 30 cm.
- Full contents:
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- Chapter 1. Introduction
- 1.1. International significance of the Australian fossil mammal sites
- 1.2. Terms of reference for the consultancy
- 1.3. Approach adopted in the consultancy
- 1.4. The Consultancy team
- 1.5. Outline of this report - ch. 2. The World Heritage Convention & the Australian fossil mammal sites
- 2.1. The Convention origins
- 2.2. Serial and thematic nominations
- 2.3. The Nomination of the Australian fossil mammal sites - ch. 3. World Heritage fossil sites
- 3.1. Evaluating fossil nominations
- 3.1.1. The IUCN checklist
- 3.1.2. The Wells Report - 3.2. Other World Heritage fossil sites
- 3.2.1. Grand Canyon National Park (USA)
- 3.2.2. Dinosaur Provincial Park (Canada)
- 3.2.2.1. Continued extraction of fossils
- 3.2.2.2. Specimen ownership
- 3.2.2.3. Advisory committees
- 3.2.2.4. Presentation of the World Heritage values
- 3.2.2.5. Control of public access
- 3.2.2.6. Professional and community issues
- 3.2.3. Messel pit fossil site [Fossillagerstatte Grube Messel] (Germany)
- 3.2.4. Burgess shale site (Canada)
- 3.2.4.1. Continued extraction of fossils
- 3.2.4.2. Specimen ownership
- 3.2.4.3. Advisory committees
- 3.2.4.4. Presentation of the Burgess shale values
- 3.2.4.5. The Burgess Shale Foundation
- 3.2.4.6. Presence on the Internet
- 3.2.4.7. Control of public access
- 3.3. Conclusions - ch. 4. Attributes of the Australian fossil mammal sites
- 4.1. Introduction
- 4.2. Riversleigh
- 4.2.1. Discovery
- 4.2.2. Scientific attributes of the Riversleigh fossil field
- 4.2.3. Preservation
- 4.2.4. Fossil diversity
- 4.2.5. Temporal spread of sites
- 4.2.6. Evolutionary history of rainforest dwelling faunas
- 4.2.7. Origins and trends in the Australian vertebrate fauna
- 4.2.8. Links with other World Heritage properties
- 4.2.9. Into the future Naracoorte
- 4.3.1. Discovery - 4.3.2.Scientific attributes of the Naracoorte fossils
- 4.3.3. Depositional setting
- 4.3.4.Chronology - 4.3.5. Faunal diversity
- 4.3.6.Studies of form and function
- 4.3.7. Palaeoecological considerations
- 4.3.8. Future directions
- ch. 5. Meeting the Obligations of the World Heritage Convention
- 5.1. Identification
- 5.2. Protection and conservation
- 5.3. Transmission and rehabilitation
- 5.4. Presentation
- 5.5. Protected area category for active fossil sites
- ch. 6. Conclusions and recommendations
- Appendix I. Criteria for Natural World Heritage, 1994 and 1997
- Appendix II. Fossil Finder Certificate, Dinosaur Provincial Park, Canada
- Appendix III. Australian Government Website for AFSM (Riversleigh/Naracoorte)
- Appendix IV. Riversleigh publications (since 1992 only)
- Appendix V. Riversleigh vertebrate species list.ow...what we w
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- Includes bibliographical references.
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