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Late Quaternary Fossil Mammals And Last Occurrence Dates From Caves At Barahona, Puerto Rico, Donald A. Mcfarlane Dec 1999

Late Quaternary Fossil Mammals And Last Occurrence Dates From Caves At Barahona, Puerto Rico, Donald A. Mcfarlane

WM Keck Science Faculty Papers

Puerto Rico supported at least five genera of endemic terrestrial mammals in the late Quaternary, all of which are extinct. Whether these animals died out in the late Pleistocene, the mid-Holocene, or in post-Columbian time has not been established. This paper is the first attempt at radiometrically dating the 'last occurrences' of these taxa, together with the first unambiguous descriptions of localities reported by previous workers. Last occurrence dates for Nesophontes, Elasmodontomys and Heteropsomys are shown to be mid-Holocene and overlap with Amerindian occupation of the island. Acratocnus is known only from the late Pleistocene. No Puerto Rican taxon has …


Ostracod And Foraminifer Assemblages Of Tertiary Sediments At W. Bakirköy (Istanbul), Ümit Şafak, Niyazi Avşar, Engin Meri̇ç Feb 1999

Ostracod And Foraminifer Assemblages Of Tertiary Sediments At W. Bakirköy (Istanbul), Ümit Şafak, Niyazi Avşar, Engin Meri̇ç

Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration

No abstract provided.


Paleontological (Planktic Foraminifer-Ostracod) Investigation Of Eocene Sequence Of Karamanregion, Ümit Şafak Feb 1999

Paleontological (Planktic Foraminifer-Ostracod) Investigation Of Eocene Sequence Of Karamanregion, Ümit Şafak

Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration

No abstract provided.


Late Miocene Artiodactylles (Mammalia) From Yukarisazak Village (Kale-Deni̇zli̇), Vahdet Tuna Feb 1999

Late Miocene Artiodactylles (Mammalia) From Yukarisazak Village (Kale-Deni̇zli̇), Vahdet Tuna

Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration

No abstract provided.


A Bramatherium Skull (Giraffidae, Mammalia) From The Late Miocene Of Kavakdere (Central Turkey). Biogeographic And Phylogenetic Implications, Deniş Geraads, Erksin Güleç Feb 1999

A Bramatherium Skull (Giraffidae, Mammalia) From The Late Miocene Of Kavakdere (Central Turkey). Biogeographic And Phylogenetic Implications, Deniş Geraads, Erksin Güleç

Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration

A sub-adult skull from the Late Miocene of Kavakdere, desciribed and referred to the Indian genus Bramatherium. increases the similarity between the Indian sub-continent and the Greco-Iranian province. The contents and subdivisions of the subfamily Sivatheriinae are reviewed, with 2 main groups being recognized, based upon the homologies and position of horns. They are perhaps both of western European origin.


Test-Hole Drilling Program In Nebraska, Duane R. Mohlman Feb 1999

Test-Hole Drilling Program In Nebraska, Duane R. Mohlman

Conservation and Survey Division

No abstract provided.


Classification Of Torbanite And Cannel Coal. I. Insights From Petrographic Analysis Of Density Fractions., Zhiwen Han, Michael A. Kruge, John C. Crelling, David F. Bensley Jan 1999

Classification Of Torbanite And Cannel Coal. I. Insights From Petrographic Analysis Of Density Fractions., Zhiwen Han, Michael A. Kruge, John C. Crelling, David F. Bensley

Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Torbanite and cannel coal are considered to be coals because of their low mineral content and overall physical morphology. However, the texture and composition of the organic matter in torbanite and cannel coal are similar to the kerogen occurring in oil shales and lacustrine source rocks. Therefore, understanding the nature and origin of organic components in torbanite and cannel coal is of significance in the study of kerogen and petroleum formation. In this research, a set of torbanites and cannel coals from different locations throughout the world were petrographically characterized and processed using a density gradient centrifugation (DGC) technique. Microscopically, …


Dawson County Test Hole Logs, Frank A. Smith Jan 1999

Dawson County Test Hole Logs, Frank A. Smith

Conservation and Survey Division

No abstract provided.


Howard County Test Hole Logs, Vincent H. Dreeszen Jan 1999

Howard County Test Hole Logs, Vincent H. Dreeszen

Conservation and Survey Division

No abstract provided.


Kearney County Test Hole Logs, Scott E. Summerside Jan 1999

Kearney County Test Hole Logs, Scott E. Summerside

Conservation and Survey Division

No abstract provided.


Wayne County Test Hole Logs, Sue Olafsen Lackey, Frank A. Smith, Raymond R. Burchett Jan 1999

Wayne County Test Hole Logs, Sue Olafsen Lackey, Frank A. Smith, Raymond R. Burchett

Conservation and Survey Division

No abstract provided.


Stanton County Test Hole Logs, Sue Olafsen Lackey, Frank A. Smith, Raymond R. Burchett Jan 1999

Stanton County Test Hole Logs, Sue Olafsen Lackey, Frank A. Smith, Raymond R. Burchett

Conservation and Survey Division

No abstract provided.


Acres Irrigated In Nebraska - Past, Present, And Future, Bryce B. Pease Jan 1999

Acres Irrigated In Nebraska - Past, Present, And Future, Bryce B. Pease

Conservation and Survey Division

No abstract provided.


A Biogeochemical Comparison Of Fossil (Carboniferous) And Modern Crustose Red Algae, Michael A. Kruge, John E. Utgaard, William Ferry Jan 1999

A Biogeochemical Comparison Of Fossil (Carboniferous) And Modern Crustose Red Algae, Michael A. Kruge, John E. Utgaard, William Ferry

Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

The nature of the contribution of the various types of algae to sedimentary organic matter continues to be a topic of research interest. Crustose red algae have however received less attention than other types. The fossil calcareous red algae (Rhodophyta) analyzed in this study are two relatively unrecrystallized specimens of Parachaetetes (Family Solenoporacea) from the lower part of the Ste. Genevieve Formation (Carboniferous, Visean) in Union County, Illinois, USA. They occurred in the patch reef phase of a small carbonate mudmound-patchreef. The three modern specimens (collected and identified by F. Collier) are the crustose algae Lithothamnion, Clathromorphum and Phymatolithon …


Groundwater-Level Changes In Nebraska, 1996, Abraham H. Chen, Mohan J. Khisty Jan 1999

Groundwater-Level Changes In Nebraska, 1996, Abraham H. Chen, Mohan J. Khisty

Conservation and Survey Division

No abstract provided.


Douglas County Test Hole Logs, Raymond R. Burchett, Frank A. Smith Jan 1999

Douglas County Test Hole Logs, Raymond R. Burchett, Frank A. Smith

Conservation and Survey Division

No abstract provided.


Hamilton County Test Hole Logs, Perry B. Wigley Jan 1999

Hamilton County Test Hole Logs, Perry B. Wigley

Conservation and Survey Division

No abstract provided.


Merrick County Test Hole Logs, Frank A. Smith Jan 1999

Merrick County Test Hole Logs, Frank A. Smith

Conservation and Survey Division

No abstract provided.


Hall County Test Hole Logs, Vincent H. Dreeszen Jan 1999

Hall County Test Hole Logs, Vincent H. Dreeszen

Conservation and Survey Division

No abstract provided.


Sarpy County Test Hole Logs, Raymond R. Burchett, Frank A. Smith Jan 1999

Sarpy County Test Hole Logs, Raymond R. Burchett, Frank A. Smith

Conservation and Survey Division

No abstract provided.


Phelps County Test Hole Logs, S. E. Summerside Jan 1999

Phelps County Test Hole Logs, S. E. Summerside

Conservation and Survey Division

No abstract provided.


Resource Notes-Academic Year 1998-99 Jan 1999

Resource Notes-Academic Year 1998-99

Conservation and Survey Division

No abstract provided.


Resource News-Spring 1999 Jan 1999

Resource News-Spring 1999

Conservation and Survey Division

No abstract provided.


2018 Nebraska Water Leaders Academy - Final Report, Mark E. Burbach Jan 1999

2018 Nebraska Water Leaders Academy - Final Report, Mark E. Burbach

Conservation and Survey Division

Nineteen participants completed the 2018 Water Leaders Academy bringing the total number of graduates to 120 since the inception of the program in 2011. Assessment of participants’ transformational leadership skills, champion of innovation skills, water knowledge and engagement, civic capacity, and entrepreneurial leadership behaviors showed a significant increase over the course of the year, from both participants’ and their raters’ perspectives. Feedback from participants was highly positive and constructive. Participant concerns were addressed, and only minor changes are planned for the 2019 Academy curriculum. Results of the program assessment indicate that the curriculum is meeting Academy objectives. Most importantly, Alumni …


Groundwater-Level Changes In Nebraska 1996, Abraham H. Chen, Mohan J. Khisty Jan 1999

Groundwater-Level Changes In Nebraska 1996, Abraham H. Chen, Mohan J. Khisty

Conservation and Survey Division

No abstract provided.


Groundwater-Level Changes In Nebraska, Predevelopment To Spring 1997/Registered Irrigation Wells In Nebraska-Spring 1997, Conservation Survey Division, Jennifer Stanton, Ann Mack, Jim Weir Jan 1999

Groundwater-Level Changes In Nebraska, Predevelopment To Spring 1997/Registered Irrigation Wells In Nebraska-Spring 1997, Conservation Survey Division, Jennifer Stanton, Ann Mack, Jim Weir

Conservation and Survey Division

No abstract provided.