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Biostratigraphy and Paleoecology of Continental Tertiary Vertebrate Faunas in the Lower Rhine Embayment (NW-Germany)
Netherlands Journal of Geosciences / Geologie en Mijnbouw 81 (2): 177-183 (2002) Biostratigraphy and paleoecology of continental Tertiary vertebrate faunas in the Lower Rhine Embayment (NW-Germany) Th. Mors Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet/Swedish Museum of Natural History, Department of Palaeozoology, P.O. Box 50007, SE-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden; e-mail: [email protected] Manuscript received: October 2000; accepted: January 2002 ^ Abstract This paper discusses the faunal content, the mammal biostratigraphy, and the environmental ecology of three important con tinental Tertiary vertebrate faunas from the Lower Rhine Embayment. The sites investigated are Rott (MP 30, Late Oligocene), Hambach 6C (MN 5, Middle Miocene), Frechen and Hambach 11 (both MN 16, Late Pliocene). Comparative analysis of the entire faunas shows the assemblages to exhibit many conformities in their general composition, presumably re sulting from their preference for wet lowlands. It appears that very similar environmental conditions for vertebrates reoc- curred during at least 20 Ma although the sites are located in a tectonically active region with high subsidence rates. Differ ences in the faunal composition are partly due to local differences in the depositional environment of the sites: lake deposits at the margin of the embayment (Rott), coal swamp and estuarine conditions in the centre of the embayment (Hambach 6C), and flood plain environments with small rivulets (Frechen and Hambach 1 l).The composition of the faunal assemblages (di versity and taxonomy) also documents faunal turnovers with extinctions and immigrations (Oligocene/Miocene and post- Middle Miocene), as a result of changing climate conditions. Additional vertebrate faunal data were retrieved from two new assemblages collected from younger strata at the Hambach mine (Hambach 11C and 14). -
Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA)
SMITHSONIAN OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESEARCH AND STUDY 2020 Office of Fellowships and Internships Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC The Smithsonian Opportunities for Research and Study Guide Can be Found Online at http://www.smithsonianofi.com/sors-introduction/ Version 2.0 (Updated January 2020) Copyright © 2020 by Smithsonian Institution Table of Contents Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1 How to Use This Book .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Anacostia Community Museum (ACM) ........................................................................................................................................................ 2 Archives of American Art (AAA) ....................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Asian Pacific American Center (APAC) .......................................................................................................................................................... 6 Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (CFCH) ...................................................................................................................................... 7 Cooper-Hewitt, -
The World at the Time of Messel: Conference Volume
T. Lehmann & S.F.K. Schaal (eds) The World at the Time of Messel - Conference Volume Time at the The World The World at the Time of Messel: Puzzles in Palaeobiology, Palaeoenvironment and the History of Early Primates 22nd International Senckenberg Conference 2011 Frankfurt am Main, 15th - 19th November 2011 ISBN 978-3-929907-86-5 Conference Volume SENCKENBERG Gesellschaft für Naturforschung THOMAS LEHMANN & STEPHAN F.K. SCHAAL (eds) The World at the Time of Messel: Puzzles in Palaeobiology, Palaeoenvironment, and the History of Early Primates 22nd International Senckenberg Conference Frankfurt am Main, 15th – 19th November 2011 Conference Volume Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung IMPRINT The World at the Time of Messel: Puzzles in Palaeobiology, Palaeoenvironment, and the History of Early Primates 22nd International Senckenberg Conference 15th – 19th November 2011, Frankfurt am Main, Germany Conference Volume Publisher PROF. DR. DR. H.C. VOLKER MOSBRUGGER Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung Senckenberganlage 25, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany Editors DR. THOMAS LEHMANN & DR. STEPHAN F.K. SCHAAL Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt Senckenberganlage 25, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany [email protected]; [email protected] Language editors JOSEPH E.B. HOGAN & DR. KRISTER T. SMITH Layout JULIANE EBERHARDT & ANIKA VOGEL Cover Illustration EVELINE JUNQUEIRA Print Rhein-Main-Geschäftsdrucke, Hofheim-Wallau, Germany Citation LEHMANN, T. & SCHAAL, S.F.K. (eds) (2011). The World at the Time of Messel: Puzzles in Palaeobiology, Palaeoenvironment, and the History of Early Primates. 22nd International Senckenberg Conference. 15th – 19th November 2011, Frankfurt am Main. Conference Volume. Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, Frankfurt am Main. pp. 203. -
Suitable Habitat Modeling of Prehistoric Antelope-Like Bovid Duboisia Santeng in Java Island in the Early Pleistocene Andriwibowo*
Preprints (www.preprints.org) | NOT PEER-REVIEWED | Posted: 16 September 2020 doi:10.20944/preprints202009.0355.v1 Suitable Habitat Modeling of Prehistoric Antelope-like Bovid Duboisia Santeng in Java Island in The Early Pleistocene Andriwibowo* Keywords: Abstract Bovid, forest, habitat, model, The migration routes have facilitated the distribution of mammals from south Pleistocene east Asian mainland to the Sundaland including Java island in the early Pleistocene. One of species that has migrated through that route is antelope-like bovid Duboisia santeng. In the present study, the potential distribution areas and the suitable habitats of D. santeng have been projected and modeled. The modeled habitat was a forest river basin sizing 302.91 Ha in the central of Java island. The model has classified and reconstructed the habitat suitability ranged *Email: paleobio2020@gmail from low to high back to Pleistocene. The surrounding areas of forest were .com mostly classified as medium and low related to the limited tree covers. Most *Address: suitable habitats were identified in the middle of forest river basin where the U. o. Indonesia, West Java, Indonesia tree covers were presented. Introduction The adaptation and distribution of prehistoric mammals were favoured by migration routes. Presences of large mammal fossil from Indochinese and Sundaic provinces, which are distinct climatically, floristically, and faunistically support the hypothesis of a continental migration route during the middle and late Pleistocene periods. During the glacial periods, the faunal exchanges were favored by the emersion of a huge continental shelf known as Sundaland. This emerged land connected the South East Asian mainland to Borneo and other Indonesia islands including Java island. -
Fossil Bovidae from the Malay Archipelago and the Punjab
FOSSIL BOVIDAE FROM THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO AND THE PUNJAB by Dr. D. A. HOOIJER (Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie, Leiden) with pls. I-IX CONTENTS Introduction 1 Order Artiodactyla Owen 8 Family Bovidae Gray 8 Subfamily Bovinae Gill 8 Duboisia santeng (Dubois) 8 Epileptobos groeneveldtii (Dubois) 19 Hemibos triquetricornis Rütimeyer 60 Hemibos acuticornis (Falconer et Cautley) 61 Bubalus palaeokerabau Dubois 62 Bubalus bubalis (L.) subsp 77 Bibos palaesondaicus Dubois 78 Bibos javanicus (d'Alton) subsp 98 Subfamily Caprinae Gill 99 Capricornis sumatraensis (Bechstein) subsp 99 Literature cited 106 Explanation of the plates 11o INTRODUCTION The Bovidae make up a very large portion of the Dubois collection of fossil vertebrates from Java, second only to the Proboscidea in bulk. Before Dubois began his explorations in Java in 1890 we knew very little about the fossil bovids of that island. Martin (1887, p. 61, pl. VII fig. 2) described a horn core as Bison sivalensis Falconer (?); Bison sivalensis Martin has al• ready been placed in the synonymy of Bibos palaesondaicus Dubois by Von Koenigswald (1933, p. 93), which is evidently correct. Pilgrim (in Bron- gersma, 1936, p. 246) considered the horn core in question to belong to a Bibos species closely related to the banteng. Two further horn cores from Java described by Martin (1887, p. 63, pl. VI fig. 4; 1888, p. 114, pl. XII fig. 4) are not sufficiently well preserved to allow of a specific determination, although they probably belong to Bibos palaesondaicus Dubois as well. In a preliminary faunal list Dubois (1891) mentions four bovid species as occurring in the Pleistocene of Java, viz., two living species (the banteng and the water buffalo) and two extinct forms, Anoa spec. -
THE DECAY of LYING Furniture of “The Street Which from Oxford Has Borrowed Its by OSCAR WILDE Name,” As the Poet You Love So Much Once Vilely Phrased It
seat than the whole of Nature can. Nature pales before the THE DECAY OF LYING furniture of “the street which from Oxford has borrowed its BY OSCAR WILDE name,” as the poet you love so much once vilely phrased it. I don’t complain. If Nature had been comfortable, mankind would A DIALOGUE. never have invented architecture, and I prefer houses to the open Persons: Cyril and Vivian. air. In a house we all feel of the proper proportions. Everything is Scene: the library of a country house in Nottinghamshire. subordinated to us, fashioned for our use and our pleasure. Egotism itself, which is so necessary to a proper sense of human CYRIL (coming in through the open window from the terrace). dignity, is entirely the result of indoor life. Out of doors one My dear Vivian, don’t coop yourself up all day in the library. It becomes abstract and impersonal. One’s individuality absolutely is a perfectly lovely afternoon. The air is exquisite. There is a leaves one. And then Nature is so indifferent, so unappreciative. mist upon the woods like the purple bloom upon a plum. Let us Whenever I am walking in the park here, I always feel that I am go and lie on the grass, and smoke cigarettes, and enjoy Nature. no more to her than the cattle that browse on the slope, or the VIVIAN. Enjoy Nature! I am glad to say that I have entirely lost burdock that blooms in the ditch. Nothing is more evident than that faculty. People tell us that Art makes us love Nature more that Nature hates Mind. -
Animal Economies in Pre-Hispanic Southern Mexico 155
The The Recognition of the role of animals in ancient diet, economy, politics, and ritual is vital to understanding ancient cultures fully, while following the clues available from Archaeobiology 1 animal remains in reconstructing environments is vital to understanding the ancient relationship between humans and the world around them. In response to the growing interest in the field of zooarchaeology, this volume presents current research from across the many cultures and regions of Mesoamerica, dealing specifically with the Archaeology most current issues in zooarchaeological literature. Geographically, the essays collected here index the The Archaeology of different aspects of animal use by the indigenous populations of the entire area between the northern borders of Mexico and the southern borders of lower Central America. This includes such diverse cultures as the Olmec, Maya, Zapotec, Mixtec, and Central American Indians. The time frame of the volume extends from the Preclassic to recent times. The book’s chapters, written by experts in the field of Mesoamerican Mesoamerican Animals of Mesoamerican zooarchaeology, provide important general background on the domestic and ritual use of animals in early and classic Mesoamerica and Central America, but deal also with special aspects of human–animal relationships such as early domestication and symbolism of animals, and important yet edited by Christopher M. Götz and Kitty F. Emery otherwise poorly represented aspects of taphonomy and zooarchaeological methodology. Christopher M. Götz is Profesor-Investigador (lecturer & researcher), Facultad de Ciencias Antropológicas, UADY, Mexico. Kitty F. Emery is Associate Curator of Environmental Archaeology, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, USA. Animals “A must for those interested in the interaction of human and animals in Mesoamerica or elsewhere. -
A Statistical Analysis of Marine Mammal Dispersal Routes Across Major Ocean Regions Using Beta Diversity at the Generic Level
A Statistical Analysis of Marine Mammal Dispersal Routes Across Major Ocean Regions Using Beta Diversity at the Generic Level A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science at George Mason University By Carlos Mauricio Peredo Bachelor of Science Seton Hill University, 2012 Director: Mark D. Uhen, Assistant Professor Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences Spring Semester 2015 George Mason University Fairfax, VA Copyright 2015 Carlos Mauricio Peredo All Rights Reserved ii DEDICATION Dedicated to my wonderful parents, Mauricio and Julie Peredo, who left behind everything they knew and started fresh in a foreign land purely in the pursuit of a better life for their children; to my older brother Miguel, whose witty humor, eternal optimism, and fierce loyalty has kept my head above water and a smile on my face throughout countless tribulations; to my younger brother Julio, who has far surpassed us all in talent and intellect, and who inspires me to never stop learning; and most of all, to my loving wife Molly, who has never stopped believing in me and drives me to settle for nothing less than perfection. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank my committee members, Drs. George, Lyons, and Parsons, for their tireless revisions and hard work on my behalf. I would like to thank George Mason University and the Smithsonian Institution for providing the support and inspiration for much of this project. I would like to thank the Paleobiology Database, and all of its contributors, for their ambitious vision and their relentless pursuit of its execution. -
The Ossicular Chain of Cainotheriidae (Mammalia, Artiodactyla)
Dataset 3D models related to the publication: The ossicular chain of Cainotheriidae (Mammalia, Artiodactyla) Assemat Alexandre1, Mourlam Mickael¨ 1, Orliac Maeva¨ J1* 1Institut des Sciences de l’Evolution´ de Montpellier (UMR 5554, CNRS, UM, IRD, EPHE), c.c. 064, Universite´ de Montpellier, place Eugene` Bataillon, F-34095 Montpellier Cedex 05, France *Corresponding author: [email protected] Abstract This contribution includes the 3D models of the reconstructed ossicular chain of the cainotheriid Caenomeryx filholi from the late Oligocene locality of Pech Desse (MP28, Quercy, France) described and figured in the publication of Assemat et al. (2020). It represents the oldest ossicular chain reconstruction for a Paleogene terrestrial artiodactyl species. Keywords: Caenomeryx, incus, Late Oligocene, malleus, Stapes Submitted:2020-03-09, published online:2020-04-08. https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.110 INTRODUCTION Model IDs Taxon Description UMPDS3353 Caenomeryx filholi middle ear with The 3D models presented here represent the first reconstruction petrosal, bulla, of a Paleogene terrestrial artiodactyl ossicular chain (see table stapes, incus, 1 and fig.1). It is based on ossicles preserved in the middle malleus ear cavity of the basicranium UM PDS 3353 from Pech Desse Table 1. Model. Collection: University of Montpellier. (MP 28, Quercy) referred to the cainotheriid Caenomeryx fil- holi. Cainotheriidae are an extinct family of small European en- Desse exceptionally preserves a complete set of ossicles: the demic artiodactyls (even-toed ungulates) documented between malleus and the stapes are preserved within the left bullar space, the Late Eocene and the Middle Miocene in Western Europe while the malleus and the incus are preserved on the right side. -
Bulletin of the German Historical Institute, Fall 2010, 47
Bulletin of the German Historical Institute 47 | Fall 2010 03 Preface FEATURES 07 Writing the History of Capitalism Jürgen Kocka 25 Why Write a Book? From Lived Experience to the Written Word in Early Modern Europe Pamela H. Smith 51 Religion and Violence in a Globalized World Wolfgang Huber GHI RESEARCH 69 Immigrant Entrepreneurship: The German-American Business Biography, 1720 to the Present Hartmut Berghoff and Uwe Spiekermann HISTORY AND CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY 85 How Do the Humanities Help Us Master the Globalization Process? Annette Schavan CONFERENCE REPORTS 93 Understanding Markets: Information, Institutions, and History Uwe Spiekermann 102 Cultures of Credit: Consumer Lending and Borrowing in Modern Economies Jan Logemann 107 Lives Beyond Borders: Toward a Social History of Cosmopolitans and Globalization, 1880–1960 Milena Guthörl 113 The Peace Movement and Second Cold War: European and Transatlantic Perspectives Philipp Baur 119 The Stasi and Its Foreign Intelligence Service Uwe Spiekermann 125 16th Transatlantic Doctoral Seminar: German History in the Twentieth Century Richard F. Wetzell 130 Archival Summer Seminar in Germany, 2010 Ines Prodöhl 137 GHI NEWS New GHI Publications Library Report Die Abendschule Staff Changes Recipients of GHI Fellowships GHI Fellowships and Internships GHI Research Seminar, Spring-Summer 2010 GHI Doctoral Seminar, Spring-Summer 2010 Other GHI-Sponsored Events, Spring-Summer 2010 GHI Lecture Series, Fall 2010 GHI Calendar of Events 2010/2011 2 BULLETIN OF THE GHI | 47 | FALL 2010 PREFACE This year’s fall issue refl ects the German Historical Institute’s new research focus on economic and social history as well as the continu- ing diversity of its research and programs. -
Anglo-Saxon Literary Landscapes Literary Anglo-Saxon
ENVIRONMENTAL HUMANITIES IN PRE-MODERN CULTURES Estes Anglo-Saxon Literary Landscapes Heide Estes Anglo-Saxon Literary Landscapes Ecotheory and the Environmental Imagination Anglo-Saxon Literary Landscapes Environmental Humanities in Pre‑modern Cultures This series in environmental humanities offers approaches to medieval, early modern, and global pre-industrial cultures from interdisciplinary environmental perspectives. We invite submissions (both monographs and edited collections) in the fields of ecocriticism, specifically ecofeminism and new ecocritical analyses of under-represented literatures; queer ecologies; posthumanism; waste studies; environmental history; environmental archaeology; animal studies and zooarchaeology; landscape studies; ‘blue humanities’, and studies of environmental/natural disasters and change and their effects on pre-modern cultures. Series Editor Heide Estes, University of Cambridge and Monmouth University Editorial Board Steven Mentz, St. John’s University Gillian Overing, Wake Forest University Philip Slavin, University of Kent Anglo-Saxon Literary Landscapes Ecotheory and the Environmental Imagination Heide Estes Amsterdam University Press Cover illustration: © Douglas Morse Cover design: Coördesign, Leiden Layout: Crius Group, Hulshout Amsterdam University Press English-language titles are distributed in the US and Canada by the University of Chicago Press. isbn 978 90 8964 944 7 e-isbn 978 90 4852 838 7 doi 10.5117/9789089649447 nur 617 | 684 | 940 Creative Commons License CC BY NC ND (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0) The author / Amsterdam University Press B.V., Amsterdam 2017 Some rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, any part of this book may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise). -
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