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Lithologic Character Of The Paleozoic Sandstone Succession, Southern Ozark Region, Arkansas, And Missouri, E. C. Bello
Lithologic Character Of The Paleozoic Sandstone Succession, Southern Ozark Region, Arkansas, And Missouri, E. C. Bello
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
Sandstones comprise nearly half of the Paleozoic (Upper Cambrian-Middle Pennsylvania) lithostratigraphic succession in the southern Ozark region of northern Arkansas and southern Missouri. They record five distinct, but related intervals characterized by 1) Upper Cambrian arkoses resting unconformably on Precambrian granite; 2) Lower Ordovician reworked subarkoses, sublitharentites, and quartzites; 3) Lower Ordovician to Lower Mississippian reworked orthoquartzites; 4) Upper Mississippian first cycle sandstones with few metamorphic rock fragments (mrfs); 5) Lower Pennsylvanian (Morrowan) first cycle sandstones with common mrfs and Middle Pennsylvanian (Atokan) first cycle sandstones with common to abundant mrfs. These sandstones accumulated on a gently sloping cratonic platform …
Age And Correlation Of The Moorefield Shale (Upper Mississippian) In Its Type Area, Northeastern Arkansas, O. Dalu, W. S. Coffey, W. L. Manger
Age And Correlation Of The Moorefield Shale (Upper Mississippian) In Its Type Area, Northeastern Arkansas, O. Dalu, W. S. Coffey, W. L. Manger
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
The name Moorefield was proposed by Adams and Ulrich (1904) for exposures of gray to brown, phosphatic shale with a basal limestone, overlying the Lower Mississippian Boone Formation, and underlying the Upper Mississippian Batesville Sandstone, in the vicinity of Moorefield, Independence County, northeastern Arkansas. Gordon (1944) 1) restricted the name Moorefield to the lower limestone-bearing interval, 2) applied a new name, Ruddell, to the succeeding shale section that comprises the bulk of the interval, with a type area near Moorefield, and 3) interpreted the interval contacts as unconformities. The name Ruddell was used for the revised Geological Map of Arkansas …
Morphometric Analysis Of Dinosaur Tracks From Southwest Arkansas, R. Shell, Stephen K. Boss
Morphometric Analysis Of Dinosaur Tracks From Southwest Arkansas, R. Shell, Stephen K. Boss
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
Dinosaur trackways were discovered in Cretaceous De Queen Limestone strata in Howard County, Arkansas, in June 2011. Multiple trackways with variably sized tridactyl tracks were exposed in a commercial quarry, suggesting multiple theropod species or adult and juvenile tracks of a single species. Results of morphometric analyses of 32 plaster casts from selected trackways are reported in an effort to identify the specific track-making dinosaurs and differentiate large and small tracks. Track measurements included length and width of each track, the lengths and widths of each digit impression, and the angular spread (divarication) between digit impressions. Twenty-nine plaster casts were …
Large Pleistocene Box Turtle From Southwest Arkansas, Leo Carson Davis, John G. Scoggins, J. Alan Holman
Large Pleistocene Box Turtle From Southwest Arkansas, Leo Carson Davis, John G. Scoggins, J. Alan Holman
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
No abstract provided.
Discovery Of Fossil Cretaceous Bird In Southwest Arkansas, Leo Carson Davis, Kathie Harris
Discovery Of Fossil Cretaceous Bird In Southwest Arkansas, Leo Carson Davis, Kathie Harris
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
No abstract provided.
Pleistocene Mammals From The South Sulphur River, Hunt County, Texas, Leo Carson Davis, Kenneth M. Ball
Pleistocene Mammals From The South Sulphur River, Hunt County, Texas, Leo Carson Davis, Kenneth M. Ball
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
Preliminary collecting and excavating along the South Sulphur River has produced a diverse list of fossil mammals. The pampathere, Holmesina septentrionalis, and the large armadillo, Dasypus bellus, with their southern affinities from the extinct megafauna, were found in association with Microtus pennsylvanicus, which has a northern distribution at present. This combination of species argues for climatic conditions and biotic communities during the Pleistocene that have no modern counterparts.
Efficiency In Collecting Fossils, Kenneth M. Ball, Leo Carson Davis
Efficiency In Collecting Fossils, Kenneth M. Ball, Leo Carson Davis
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
Two hundred seventy-two kilograms of sediments and fossils were collected from 1 meter square plots on lake beach and river gravel bars to compare the efficiency of surface collecting with that of intensive laboratory processing. Collecting fossils by visual inspection of the outcrop required an average of 14 minutes 56 seconds per square meter and resulted in 319 vertebrate and 1320 invertebrate fossils. The ratio of time spent collecting and processing sediments to time spent in surface collecting fossils was 4.66:1. The ratio of invertebrates produced by the intensive laboratory process to invertebrates produced by surface collecting was 4.80:1. Vertebrate …
Sr/Mg Ratios Of Pennsylvanian Limestone Units In Northwest Arkansas, George H. Wagner, Kenneth F. Steele, Doy L. Zachry
Sr/Mg Ratios Of Pennsylvanian Limestone Units In Northwest Arkansas, George H. Wagner, Kenneth F. Steele, Doy L. Zachry
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
No abstract provided.
Occurrence Of The Puma, Felis Concolor, From Svendsen Cave, Marion County, Arkansas, William L. Puckette
Occurrence Of The Puma, Felis Concolor, From Svendsen Cave, Marion County, Arkansas, William L. Puckette
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
A partial skeleton including fragmental skull and mandibles of the puma, Felis concolor, was recovered from Svendsen Cave, Marion County, Arkansas. The remains are thought to be of Late Pleistocene (Wisconsin) or Sub-recent age. Fossil records of the puma are rare and only one other Pleistocene or Sub-recent site in Arkansas, Conard Fissure, has yielded remains which could be assigned to this large felid.
The Hazen Mammoth (Mammuthus Columbi), Prairie County, Arkansas, William L. Puckette, James A. Scholtz
The Hazen Mammoth (Mammuthus Columbi), Prairie County, Arkansas, William L. Puckette, James A. Scholtz
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
In May 1965, mammoth remains were exposed during the excavation of a borrow pit for construction of Interstate Highway 40, 2 mi northeast of Hazen, Prairie County, Arkansas. The proboscidian remains consisted of a skull with tusks, mandibles, atlas and other skeletal elements. The vertebra material was scattered over approximately 150 m (1,600 sq ft) but was confined to a layer of red clayey-silt 6.7 m (22 ft) below the surface. No additional fauna or flora was recovered. The mammoth remains are referred to Mammuthus columbi (Falconer, 1857) on the basis of characteristics of the dentition, particularly the comparison of …
Osagean Trilobites In Arkansas, John D. Taylor
Osagean Trilobites In Arkansas, John D. Taylor
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
No abstract provided.
Arkansas Trilobite From Lower Ordovician Rocks, John D. Taylor
Arkansas Trilobite From Lower Ordovician Rocks, John D. Taylor
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
No abstract provided.
Proetid Trilobite From The Boone Formation In Arkansas, John D. Taylor
Proetid Trilobite From The Boone Formation In Arkansas, John D. Taylor
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
No abstract provided.
Paleozoic Analogues Of Recent Carbonates, Tom Freeman
Paleozoic Analogues Of Recent Carbonates, Tom Freeman
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
No abstract provided.
Application Of Palynology To The Study Of Tertiary Rocks Of The Coastal Plain Of Arkansas, Eugene L. Jones
Application Of Palynology To The Study Of Tertiary Rocks Of The Coastal Plain Of Arkansas, Eugene L. Jones
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
No abstract provided.
Interpretation Of Fracture Patterns In The Kennebago Lake Quadrangle, Maine, Robert J. Willard
Interpretation Of Fracture Patterns In The Kennebago Lake Quadrangle, Maine, Robert J. Willard
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
No abstract provided.
Mastodon Find From Southwestern Arkansas, George E. Fay
Mastodon Find From Southwestern Arkansas, George E. Fay
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
No abstract provided.