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Late Carboniferous Bryozoans from La Hermida, Spain
Late Carboniferous bryozoans from La Hermida, Spain Andrej Ernst and Elke Minwegen Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 51 (3), 2006: 569-588 Fifteen bryozoan species belonging to thirteen genera have been identified from an outcrop of the Picos de Europa Formation (Moscovian, Upper Carboniferous) at La Hermida in northern Spain. Three species and one genus are new Coscinium hermidensis sp. nov., Cystodictya pustulosa sp. nov., and Cystocladia hispanica gen. et sp. nov. Rhabdomesid bryozoans are the most diverse order with seven species, followed by cystoporids (four species), fenestellids (three species) and trepostomids (one species). Bryozoans with erect branched or reticulate colonies dominate in the studied assemblage; only two species possess encrusting colonies. Together with associated crinoids, the bryozoan assemblage indicates a subtidal environment below the zone of vigorous water movement. The La Hermida bryozoan fauna confirms the Upper Carboniferous age of the Picos de Europa Formation and allows various biogeographical interpretations. All previously known species of the genus Coscinium were reported from the Lower Permian of Russia. Clausotrypa monticola is known from the Lower Permian of Russia and Arctic as well as from the Upper Carboniferous of Carnic Alps (Austria). Rhabdomeson cf. propatulissimum and Penniretepora pseudotrilineata are known from the same level of Italian Carnic Alps. Streblotrypa (Streblascopora ) nikiforovae and Rhombocladia punctata are known from the Upper Carboniferous (Moscovian) of Ukraine. Fistulipora petaloida is known from Kasimovian Stage of Russian Plate. Several other species show connections with North America. Key words: Bryozoa, Cystoporida, Fenestellida, Carboniferous, Picos de Europa Formation, Spain. Andrej Ernst [email protected], Institut für Geowissenschaften, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Ludewig-Meyn-Str. -
Notes on the Mountain Limestone and Lower Carboniferous Rocks of the Fifeshire Coast from Burntisland to St Andrews
( 385 ) XVI.—Notes on the Mountain Limestone and Lower Carboniferous Rocks of the Fifeshire Coast from Burntisland to St Andrews. By the Rev. THOMAS BROWN, Edinburgh. (Read 17th April 1860.) Introduction. Mountain Limestone—continued. I. General Course of Strata. 2. Estuarine Strata, F to L. II. Trap Rocks. 3. Limestone L. III. Mountain Limestone. IV. Lower Carboniferous. 1. Six Upper Limestones, A to F. Myalina Beds. Corals. Petrified Trees. Shells. Marine Beds. Crustacea. Fossils. Fish. V. Results—The Two Groups defined. Tuberculated Fish. Introduction. In this paper I shall first refer to the circumstances under which the follow- ing observations were made. I had gone in the autumn of 1856 for a few weeks to Elie on the Fife coast, and was induced, as a means of relaxation and exercise in the open air, to pay some attention to the geology of the neighbourhood, resuming for a brief interval what was once a favourite pursuit. About a mile to the east of the village, I found a stratum well deserving attention—a thin bed of limestone—dipping in- land a little beyond the cliff on which stands the ruined Castle of Ardross. The fossil shells which it contained were of unusual form, and beautifully preserved ; there were fish remains of two or three species, and a small group of crustaceans still more remarkable. Among the fish I thought I could detect the large scales of an Irish species—the Holoirtijchius Fortlockii—and among the crustaceans there were the valves of Dithyrocaris, a genus particularly characteristic of the Irish beds. At once the question arose whether these fossils might not serve as links connecting this Ardross bed with the Irish series. -
Instituto De Geociências Revisão Sistemática E
UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO INSTITUTO DE GEOCIÊNCIAS REVISÃO SISTEMÁTICA E PALEOBIOGEOGRÁFICA DE TRILOBITAS PHACOPIDA (HOMALONOTIDAE E CALMONIIDAE) DO DEVONIANO DAS BACIAS DO PARNAÍBA E AMAZONAS, BRASIL Felipe van Enck Meira Tese apresentada ao Programa de Pós- Graduação em Geoquímica e Geotectônica do Instituto de Geociências da Universidade de São Paulo, como parte dos requisitos para a obtenção do título de doutor. Orientadora: Prof. Dra. Juliana de Moraes Leme TESE DE DOUTORAMENTO Programa de Pós-graduação em Geoquímica e Geotectônica São Paulo 2016 “Kites rise highest against the wind - not with it.” - Winston Churchill Agradecimentos Agradeço a Deus, por sempre iluminar o caminho durante esses anos de altos e baixos do Doutorado. Agradeço a Ele também por enviar dois verdadeiros anjos da guarda à minha vida – minha esposa Angela Faleiros van Enck Meira e meu filho, Thomas Faleiros van Enck Meira. Agradeço a meus pais, José Carlos e Sylvia, e à minha irmã, Patrícia, pelo apoio durante a jornada, ainda que à distância, por vezes. Sou grato aos meus sogros, Jair e Lucia, que sempre foram como verdadeiros pais e conselheiros. À FAPESP (Processo n° 2012/07075-3), pelo suporte financeiro, sem o qual o Doutorado não seria viável. À minha orientadora, Drª. Juliana de Moraes Leme, pela orientação, discussões e esclarecimentos pertinentes ao projeto. Ao Doutorando Fabio Carbonaro e ao Dr. Renato Ghilardi (UNESP-Bauru), pela parceria e por discussões importantes na realização do trabalho. À Drª. Niède Guidon (FUMDHAM), pelo empréstimo de fósseis da região de São João Vermelho (Piauí), estudados aqui. Sou grato às seguintes pessoas, por permitirem meu acesso às instituições para visita de acervos, e por sua disponibilidade, atenção e ajuda durante minha permanência: Bushra Hussaini (AMNH), Flávia Alessandra Figueiredo, Mônica de Medina Coeli, Dr. -
Type and Figured Fossils in the Worthen Collection at the Illinois
s Cq&JI ^XXKUJtJLI 14oGS: CIR 524 c, 2 TYPE AND FIGURED FOSSILS IN THE WORTHEN COLLECTION AT THE ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Lois S. Kent GEOLOGICAL ILLINOIS Illinois Department of Energy and Natural Resources, STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DIVISION CIRCULAR 524 1982 COVER: This portrait of Amos Henry Worthen is from a print presented to me by Worthen's great-grandson, Arthur C. Brookley, Jr., at the time he visited the Illinois State Geological Survey in the late 1950s or early 1960s. The picture is the same as that published in connection with the memorial to Worthen in the appendix to Vol. 8 of the Geological Survey of Illinois, 1890. -LSK Kent, Lois S., Type and figured fossils in the Worthen Collection at the Illinois State Geological Survey. — Champaign, III. : Illinois State Geological Survey, 1982. - 65 p. ; 28 cm. (Circular / Illinois State Geological Survey ; 524) 1. Paleontology. 2. Catalogs and collections. 3. Worthen Collection. I. Title. II. Series. Editor: Mary Clockner Cover: Sandra Stecyk Printed by the authority of the State of Illinois/1982/2500 II I IHOI'.MAII '.I 'II Of.ir.AI MIHVI y '> 300 1 00003 5216 TYPE AND FIGURED FOSSILS IN THE WORTHEN COLLECTION AT THE ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Lois S. Kent | CIRCULAR 524 1982 ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Robert E. Bergstrom, Acting Chief Natural Resources Building, 615 East Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820 TYPE AND FIGURED FOSSILS IN THE WORTHEN COLLECTION AT THE ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CONTENTS Acknowledgments 2 Introduction 2 Organization of the catalog 7 Notes 8 References 8 Fossil catalog 13 ABSTRACT This catalog lists all type and figured specimens of fossils in the part of the "Worthen Collection" now housed at the Illinois State Geological Survey in Champaign, Illinois. -
Wyse Jackson, Patrick N., 2011. a Transatlantic Bryozoological Spat
Paper in: Patrick N. Wyse Jackson & Mary E. Spencer Jones (eds) (2011) Annals of Bryozoology 3: aspects of the history of research on bryozoans. International Bryozoology Association, Dublin, pp. viii+225. A BRYOZOOLOGICAL SPAT: E.O. ULRICH & G.R. VINE 219 A transatlantic bryozoological spat: Edward Oscar Ulrich (1857–1944) versus George Robert Vine (1825–1893) Patrick N. Wyse Jackson Department of Geology, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland Ever since the commencement of scientific publication the views of the authors have been available to others to agree with or to find fault with. Without scientific debate it is unlikely that major scientific advancements could have been made. The differences of opinion of a number of scientific combatants have in the past led to long-term animosities. In the field of geology and palaeontology there are a number of well-known instances: James Hutton produced an abstract of his ideas on the history of the Earth in 1785, but was stung into publishing his full-length Theory of the Earth in 1795 following criticism leveled at him by various opponents including the Irishman and chemist Richard Kirwan (McIntyre 1997, Wyse Jackson 1998). The two close-friends and stratigraphers Adam Sedgwick and Roderick Impey Murchison, who together named the Devonian in 1839, ultimately fell-out when the latter’s Silurian encroached on the former’s Cambrian successions (Secord 1986). During the so-called ‘Bone-wars’, that raged in the United States during the late-nineteenth century, Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh argued over the reconstructions and significance of many dinosaur specimens that each had discovered (Shor 1974, Jaffe 2000). -
Mississippian and Pennsylvanian Fossils of the Albuquerque Country Stuart A
New Mexico Geological Society Downloaded from: http://nmgs.nmt.edu/publications/guidebooks/12 Mississippian and Pennsylvanian fossils of the Albuquerque country Stuart A. Northrop, 1961, pp. 105-112 in: Albuquerque Country, Northrop, S. A.; [ed.], New Mexico Geological Society 12th Annual Fall Field Conference Guidebook, 199 p. This is one of many related papers that were included in the 1961 NMGS Fall Field Conference Guidebook. Annual NMGS Fall Field Conference Guidebooks Every fall since 1950, the New Mexico Geological Society (NMGS) has held an annual Fall Field Conference that explores some region of New Mexico (or surrounding states). Always well attended, these conferences provide a guidebook to participants. Besides detailed road logs, the guidebooks contain many well written, edited, and peer-reviewed geoscience papers. These books have set the national standard for geologic guidebooks and are an essential geologic reference for anyone working in or around New Mexico. Free Downloads NMGS has decided to make peer-reviewed papers from our Fall Field Conference guidebooks available for free download. Non-members will have access to guidebook papers two years after publication. Members have access to all papers. This is in keeping with our mission of promoting interest, research, and cooperation regarding geology in New Mexico. However, guidebook sales represent a significant proportion of our operating budget. Therefore, only research papers are available for download. Road logs, mini-papers, maps, stratigraphic charts, and other selected content are available only in the printed guidebooks. Copyright Information Publications of the New Mexico Geological Society, printed and electronic, are protected by the copyright laws of the United States. -
Silver Creek Hydraulic Limestone Southeastern Indiana
, \ " THE Silver Creek Hydraulic Limestone OF Southeastern Indiana. By C. E. SIEBENTHAL. 1900. / ! LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. Bloomington, Ind., January 10, 1901. Dear Sir-I have the honor to transmit herewith my report upon the "Silver Creek Hydraulic Limestone," written in 1899 and em bodying the results of field work done in that year, but recently gone over and brought down to date. I take pleasure in acknowledging the services of Messrs. H. M. Adkinson and F. H. H.Calhoun, gradu ate students at the University of Chicago, who generously gave their assistance in the gathering of the data for the paper. The thanks of the Survey are also due to Prof. Stuart Weller, of the University of Chicago, for valuable assistance in the paleontological part of this report. Respectfully submitted, C. E. SIEBENTHAL. Prof. W. S. Blatchley, State Geologist. (332) ,\ THE SILVER CREEK. HYDRAULIC LIMESTONE OF SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA. By U. E. SIEBENTHAL. OUTLINK 1. STRATIGRAPHY. Historical Resume. 1827. 1. A. Lapham. 1841. Jas.Hall. 1843. Dr. A. Clapp. 1843. D. D. Owen. 1843. H. D. Rogers. 1847. Yandell & Bhumal'lI. 1857. Maj. S. S. Lyon. 1859. Lyon and CassedllY· 1860. Maj. S. S. Lyon, 1874. W. W. Borden. 1875. W. W. Borden. 1879. Jas. Hall. 1897. Aug. F. Foerste. 1899. E. M. Kindle. Stratigraphy and Paleontology. Knobstone. Rockford limestone. New Albany black shale. Sellersburg limestone. Silver Creek hydraulic IimestOlIP. Jefl'ersonville limestone. Pendleton sandstone. Upper Silurian. Lower Silurian. Local Details of Distribution and Structure. Clark County. River region. Silver Creek region. Charlestown region. Scott County. Lexington region. Woods Fork region. -
Appendices (3.601Mb)
University of Plymouth PEARL https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk 04 University of Plymouth Research Theses 01 Research Theses Main Collection 2015 Palaeoecology of the late Permian mass extinction and subsequent recovery Foster, William J. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/5467 Plymouth University All content in PEARL is protected by copyright law. Author manuscripts are made available in accordance with publisher policies. Please cite only the published version using the details provided on the item record or document. In the absence of an open licence (e.g. Creative Commons), permissions for further reuse of content should be sought from the publisher or author. Appendix 2.1: Balaton Highlands and Bükk Mountains Investigated sites. The Permian-Triassic succession of Balaton Highlands comprises part of the ALCAPA megaunit (Kóvacs and Haas, 2010) and is represented by Permian fluvial red sandstones and Triassic shallow marine rocks. The Lower Triassic succession in the Balaton Highlands is divided into four formations: the Kóveskál Dolomite Formation, Arács Marl Formation, Hidegkút Formation and Csopak Marl Formation (Figure A2.1). These formations paraconformably overlay the Permian Baltonfelvidék Formation and are capped by the Middle Triassic Aszòfo Dolomite Formation (Haas et al., 2012). Field visits (June 2012) to the Balaton Highlands (Figure A2.2) recorded 5m of the Kóveskál Formation at Balatonfüred; 15m at Balataonálmadi; and 1m of the Csopak Marl Formation at the Sóly section. Broglio Loriga et al. (1990) studied the biostratigraphy of the entire succession, but their data, were acquired from a trench that is no longer exposed (János Haas, pers. comm.) and their collections were not available for study (Renato Posenato, pers. -
The Silurian and Devonian Proetid and Aulacopleurid Trilobites of Japan and Their Palaeogeographical Significance
The Silurian and Devonian proetid and aulacopleurid trilobites of Japan and their palaeogeographical significance CHRISTOPHER P. STOCKER, DEREK J. SIVETER, PHILIP D. LANE, MARK WILLIAMS, TATSUO OJI, GENGO TANAKA, TOSHIFUMI KOMATSU, SIMON WALLIS, DAVID J. SIVETER AND THIJS R. A. VANDENBROUCKE Stocker, C.P., Siveter, D.J., Lane, P.D., Williams, M., Oji, T., Tanaka, G., Komatsu, T., Wallis, S., Siveter, D.J. & Vandenbroucke, T.R.A. 2019: The Silurian and Devonian proetid and aulacopleurid trilobites of Japan and their palaeogeographical significance. Fossils and Strata, No. 64, pp. 205–232. Trilobites referable to the orders Proetida and Aulacopleurida are geographically wide- spread in the Silurian and Devonian strata of Japan. They are known from the South Kitakami, Hida-Gaien and Kurosegawa terranes. Revision of other Japanese trilobite groups, most notably the Illaenidae, Scutelluidae and Phacopidae, has extended the palaeobiogeographical ranges of several Japanese trilobite taxa, but has not signalled conclusive evidence of a consistent palaeogeographical affinity. In part, this may relate to the temporally and spatially fragmented Palaeozoic record in Japan, and perhaps also to the different ecological ranges of the trilobites. Here, we present a taxonomic revision of all previously described proetid and aulacopleurid trilobites from Japan, along with descriptions of new material, which comprises thirteen species (one new: Interproetus mizobuchii n. sp.) within nine genera, with three species described under open nomenclature. These trilobites show an endemic signal at species level, not just between Japan and other East Asian terranes, but also between individual Japanese ter- ranes. This endemicity may be explicable in terms of facies and ecology, rather than simply being a function of geographical isolation. -
Paleobiogeographic Associations Among Mississippian Bryozoans
PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHIC ASSOCIATIONS AMONG MISSISSIPPIAN BRYOZOANS BY Ryan FitzGerald Morgan A THESIS Submitted to Michigan State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE Geological Sciences 2010 i ABSTRACT PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHIC ASSOCIATIONS AMONG MISSISSIPPIAN BRYOZOANS BY Ryan FitzGerald Morgan Area cladograms produced by parsimony analysis of endemicity coupled with seriation, paired group cluster, principal coordinates, and detrended correspondence analyses demonstrate endemic associations of Mississippian-age bryozoans. These methods identified three major biogeographic associations (North America I, North America II, and Old World Realms), and nine minor associations (Waverly, Keokuk, Warsaw, Burlington, St. Louis, Chester, Tethys I, Tethys II, Russia, Kazakhstan-Siberia Provinces). These associations, along with latitudinal diversity gradients, provide support for an early closure of the tropical seaway (Rheic Ocean) that existed between Laurussia and Gondwana, along with support for faunal shifts due to the onset of Gondwanan glaciation and the restriction of North American faunas from the more eastern Tethyan faunas. ii DEDICATION This thesis is dedicated to my mother, Christena Morgan, in recognition of her encouragement, support, and gift of an inquisitive mind. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to first acknowledge Dr Robert L Anstey, both for all the help and guidance he has supplied over the course of my education and this thesis, and also for providing the push to engage in this field of study. I would also like to acknowledge my wife, Christina L Gurski, who has spent many long hours listening to me ramble about all sorts of ideas, and for providing much needed distraction from this thesis; if not for her it would have been completed ages ago. -
Early Triassic (Late Griesbachian) Gastropods from South China (Shanggan, Guangxi)
Swiss J Geosci (2010) 103:121–128 DOI 10.1007/s00015-010-0005-5 Early Triassic (Late Griesbachian) gastropods from South China (Shanggan, Guangxi) Andrzej Kaim • Alexander Nu¨tzel • Hugo Bucher • Thomas Bru¨hwiler • Nicolas Goudemand Received: 17 December 2009 / Accepted: 2 February 2010 / Published online: 9 June 2010 Ó Swiss Geological Society 2010 Abstract An Early Triassic (Griesbachian) gastropod about gastropods from the aftermath of the end-Permian fauna is reported from South China (Shanggan, Guangxi) mass extinction event. The gastropod association from and consists of four species: Bellerophon abrekensis, Shanggan shares one species with Primorye, Far East Wannerispira shangganensis Kaim & Nu¨tzel sp. nov., Russia (B. abrekensis). Two species, W. shangganensis and Naticopsis sp., and Palaeonarica guangxinensis Kaim & P. guangxinensis, closely resemble specimens reported Nu¨tzel sp. nov. The taxon Wannerispira Kaim & Nu¨tzel from the Griesbachian of Oman. This could suggest that nom. nov. replaces Pagodina Wanner non Van Beneden. Griesbachian gastropod faunas of the Tethys were rather This is the first report of Bellerophon abrekensis from homogenous although the data are still scarce. China. Previously, it was only known from its type locality in Far East Russia. Wannerispira shangganensis sp. is the Keywords Gastropoda Á China Á Early Triassic Á first certain Triassic report of the Permian subfamily Extinction Á Recovery Á Taxonomy Neilsoniinae and represents a holdover taxon. The neritimorph Palaeonarica is reported for the first time from the Early Triassic and this is the oldest occurrence of this genus. Introduction Compared with other Griesbachian gastropods, the present material is relatively well preserved so that the taxonomy The fauna in the immediate aftermath of the end-Permian rests on rather firm ground. -
An Inventory of Trilobites from National Park Service Areas
Sullivan, R.M. and Lucas, S.G., eds., 2016, Fossil Record 5. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 74. 179 AN INVENTORY OF TRILOBITES FROM NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AREAS MEGAN R. NORR¹, VINCENT L. SANTUCCI1 and JUSTIN S. TWEET2 1National Park Service. 1201 Eye Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20005; -email: [email protected]; 2Tweet Paleo-Consulting. 9149 79th St. S. Cottage Grove. MN 55016; Abstract—Trilobites represent an extinct group of Paleozoic marine invertebrate fossils that have great scientific interest and public appeal. Trilobites exhibit wide taxonomic diversity and are contained within nine orders of the Class Trilobita. A wealth of scientific literature exists regarding trilobites, their morphology, biostratigraphy, indicators of paleoenvironments, behavior, and other research themes. An inventory of National Park Service areas reveals that fossilized remains of trilobites are documented from within at least 33 NPS units, including Death Valley National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, Yellowstone National Park, and Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve. More than 120 trilobite hototype specimens are known from National Park Service areas. INTRODUCTION Of the 262 National Park Service areas identified with paleontological resources, 33 of those units have documented trilobite fossils (Fig. 1). More than 120 holotype specimens of trilobites have been found within National Park Service (NPS) units. Once thriving during the Paleozoic Era (between ~520 and 250 million years ago) and becoming extinct at the end of the Permian Period, trilobites were prone to fossilization due to their hard exoskeletons and the sedimentary marine environments they inhabited. While parks such as Death Valley National Park and Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve have reported a great abundance of fossilized trilobites, many other national parks also contain a diverse trilobite fauna.