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Recent Fluvial Geology In Western North Dakota, Thomas M. Hamilton

Theses and Dissertations

The thesis here abstracted was written under the direction of Lee Clayton and approved by Walter L. Moore -and John R. Reid as members of the examining connnittee, of which Mr. Clayton was chairman.

In western North Dakota many drainage channels that are incised into valley fill are characterized by steep, unvegetated sides. Many such channels contain actively eroding scarps. The origin of these scarps is most frequently related to increased water velocity causing accelerated erosion on a steepened reach of the valley flat.

The principal mechanism of scarp migration is soilfall which is initiated by undercutting of the scarp …

Centennial Guidebook To The Geology Of Southeastern Nebraska, R. R. Burchett, E. C. Reed

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Panthera Atrox (Mammalia: Felidae) From Central Alaska, Frank C. Whitmore Jr., Helen L. Foster

United States Geological Survey: Staff Publications

A lower jaw of the large Pleistocene cat Panthera atrox (Leidy) was found on an alluvial flat near the mouth of Lost Chicken Creek, about 180 miles northeast of Fairbanks, Alaska. It was probably washed out of carbonaceous silt deposits which, in the adjacent area, have also yielded bones of Equus, Bison, Rangifer, Cervus, and Elephantidae. The Panthera jaw falls within the size range of the series from Rancho La Brea, California, and differs from Rancho La Brea specimens only in a few characteristics. P. atrox appears to have been significantly larger than extinct or …

The Newcastle Formation In The Williston Basin Of North Dakota, Mark Reishus

Theses and Dissertations

The Lower Cretaceous Newcastle Formation of the Black Hills has been traced, through the use of well logs, from near the type section in eastern Wyoming into the subsurface of the Williston Basin. In the Basin, the Newcastle Formation is a very fine to medium grained, gray to white, quartzose sandstone, which overlies the Skull Creek Shale and underlies the Mowry Shale. In area where the Newcastle is absent the overlying and underlying shales cannot be separated and here are referred to as “undifferentiated Mowry-Skull Creek”.

Newcastle deposition occurred mainly in the eastern one-third and western quarter of North Dakota. …

Bivalvia And Paleoecology Of The Fox Hills Formation (Upper Cretaceous) Of North Dakota, Rodney M. Feldmann

Theses and Dissertations

The bivalve fauna of the Fox Hills Formation, Maestrichtian, of North Dakota was studied in an attempt to modernize the nomenclature of known bivalves, describe new forms, interpret the relationships of members of the formation, and establish the paleoecological setting in which the Fox Hills was deposited.

The Fox Hills Formation crops out in Logan, Emmons, Sioux, Morton, Burleigh, Kidder, Pierce, McHenry, Bottineau, and Bowman counties in North Dakota. It is best exposed along the Missouri River in south-central North Dakota. Traditionally, the formation has been subdivided into four members, all of which are exposed in the type area of …

A Geographical Interpretation Of Coles County Soils Through A Comparative Analysis Of Modern Soil Classification Systems, John C. Klink

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Geophysical Institute Annual Report 1966-67, University Of Alaska Fairbanks. Geophysical Institute

GI Reports

The 1966–67 Geophysical Institute Annual Report presents an overview of the year’s scientific research achievements across the Institute’s disciplines, alongside operational summaries covering finances, administrative changes, and other key activities.

Ua37/35/3 Department Of Geography (-1935); Department Of Geography/Geology (1936-), Paul Terrell

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

History of the Geography/Geology department written by Paul Terrell for O.J. Wilson's history of WKU project.

Sur La Faculté D'Absorption De Substances Colorées Par La Cuticule De Caecosphaeroma Burgundum Dollfus, Crustacé Isopode Des Eaux Souterraines, François Graf, Claude Marvillet

International Journal of Speleology

The discovery, in certain subterranean waters, of “pigmented,” brown or black Caecosphaeroma burgundum, led to the systematic study of the action of pigmented substances on these crustaceans. The results of these experiments demonstrate that the colorations thus obtained or observed in nature are due to the agglutination of coloured substances on the surface of the carapace and, in certain cases, to an impregnation of the cuticle itself.

The Technique Of Lineaments And Linears Analysis And Its Application In The Minerogenic Province Of Southeast Missouri, Hassan A. Etr

Doctoral Dissertations

"Current terminology in the field of lineaments and linears (lineations) analysis was reviewed and quantitative definitions of the common terms offered. A general classification of lineations is herein proposed. Characteristics of drainage and airphoto lineations were reviewed and the procedure used in their analysis discussed.

An area about 1880 square miles was analyzed for lineations based on drainage networks and the resulting patterns showed preferred orientation. These drainage lineations were later compared with the airphoto lineations of the same area and a limited degree of similarity was observed.

The airphoto lineations of an area approximately 7000 sq. mi. covering the …

Répartition Géographique Et Validité De L'Espéce Troglobie Asellus Lusitanicus Frade (Crustacé Asellote), Guy Magniez

International Journal of Speleology

The troglobitic Asellid Asellus lusitanicus Frade (1938) is now known from three caves of the Serra de Aire (Central Portugal). It seems to be a good eyeless species of the “coxalis” group.

Documents Pour Servir À La Connaissance De La Laune De Mammifères Des Grottes Du Banat (Roumanie), Alexandrina Negrea, Lazare Botosaneanu, Stefan Negrea

International Journal of Speleology

The authors assembled from about 70 caves a rich collection of osteological material and specimens of living or fossil mammals. A list of the caves is given with an enumeration of the identified species for each cave. Under each species the caves which supplied the material are listed. This is followed by an inventory of the osteological material and by observations on the living animals (especially bats). Fifty-three mammal species (fossil and living) were accurately determined (14 carnivores, 6 artiodactyls, 1 lagomorph, 10 rodents, 3 insectivores, and 19 bats).

Deux Nouveaux Halacariens D'Israël - Limnohalacarus Capernaumi N. Sp. Et Lohmannela Heptapegoni N. Sp., Anelya Petrova

International Journal of Speleology

Two new species of Halacarinae of a thermal slightly brackish spring near the Tiberiade lake in Israel are reported. Limnohalacaras capernaumi n. sp. has certain characteristics typical of other species of the Genus, but is clearly distinguished by proper elements. Lohmannell heptapegoni n. sp. resembles Lohmannella stammeri Viets, of which it is distinguished by the structure of the dorsal plates, the palp and the morphology of the genital apparatus.

Quartzite Karst In Southeastern Venezuela, William B. White, Gene L. Jefferson, Jon F. Haman

International Journal of Speleology

Minor weathering forms on the Roraima Quartzite in the Carrao River Basin of Southeastern Venezuela have the appearance of the karren that form on limestone surfaces in karst terrains. Climatological and chemical evidence indicates that these forms were generated by a solutional mechanism and that this area thus exhibits a minor karst topography on quartzite.

Die Lampen-Moosflora Der Beatushöhle Und Deren Vergleich Mit Anderen Europäisehen Höhlen, R. Bernasconi

International Journal of Speleology

The Bryological flora on the lamps of the St- Beatus Höhle is analysed. A statistic comparison of lampenflora from other 18 European caves shows the composition and the type of this flora is related to the humidity and to the difference in substratum. Ten species can be referred to as typical flora of show caves.

Les Mycetophilidae (Diptères) Cavernicoles De La Collection Biospeologica (IvE-ViiiE Séries Des «Grottes Visitées»), Anca Burghele-Balacesco

International Journal of Speleology

Study of the Mycetophilidae of the Biospeologica collection (Series IV to VIII of “Grottes visitées” was the objective of the present study. Thirty species have been identified, including Exechia peyerimhoffi n. sp. and Rhymosia pseudocretensis n. sp. The cave fauna contains several rare species - Exechia pollicata Edw., E. unguiculata Lundst., and Rhymosia cretensis Lundst. The ovipositors of Exechia coremura Edw. and E. landrocki Lundst. are figured for the first time.

A Psychrophilic Yeast From Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, David Brashear, Ralph F. Wiseman, Thomas C. Barr Jr.

International Journal of Speleology

Samples collected in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, revealed the presence of a psychrophilic yeast, tentatively identified as a strain of Candida albicans. The yeast is saprophytic on dead animal tissues and exhibits a pale yellow colour when growing in the cave. In vitro, the yeast grows poorly at 37°C. and well at 130 and 200, but loses its pigmentation. It is non-pathogenic in rabbits but appears to show low-grade parasitism in frogs.

A New Species Of Gomphonema (Bacillariophyta) From Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, Sam L. Van Landingham

International Journal of Speleology

In some materials collected from Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, a diatom was found which could not be identified with any known species. A taxonomic description of Gomphonema hotchkissii nov. spec. is given.

Neobisium (Roncobisium) Allodentatum N. Sg., N. Sp. De Pseudoscorpion Neobisiidae (Arachnides) Habitant Une Caverne Du Département De Saône-Et-Loire, France, Max Vachon

International Journal of Speleology

Neobisium (Roncobisium) allodentatum, a species inhabiting a cave in Saone-et-Loire, France, belongs to a new subgenus of Neobisium of which the essential characters are the possession of accessory teeth on the chelae (fig. 14) and a relative position of trichobothria eb and esb (fig. 8) recalling that of the species of Roncus. A determination key fixes the position of this new subgenus with respect to the four other known subgenera of Neobisium.

Underground Solution Canyons In The Central Kentucky Karst, U.S.A., Richard A. Watson

International Journal of Speleology

Solution canyons are underground voids 1 to 15 + meters wide, 3 to 45 + meters high, and 30 to 300 + meters long. Floors are stepped, ceilings level. Size increases downstream. Their course is sinuous, with some angularity. They occur parallel to and directly under or slightly offset from the thalwegs of re-entrant valleys tributary to major karst valleys. A section across a re-entrant and underlying solution canyon shows a rough hour-glass shape. Solution canyons are related genetically to solutional vertical shafts, forming where removal of the impermeable sandstone caprock permits the vertical descent of water through jointed limestone. …

Further Investigations Into Bacterial And Algal Populations Of Caves In South Wales, M. Ann Mason-Williams

International Journal of Speleology

Some physical data collected over a period of a year in seven locations of the Ogof Ffynnon Ddu cave system in South Wales are reported, including humidity, air and water temperature, pH of the water, as well as the organic oxygen demand of the water. It is shown that seasonal variations in the physical constant in this particular cave system are not well marked. Algae and bacteria were isolated from the soil samples and from calcareous deposits. A total of 30 algal species, of which 13 belong to the Cyanophyta, 22 to the Chlorophyta, and 7 to the …

Die Ökologische Stellung Der Höhlen-Und Spaltengewässer Innerhalb Der Subterranaquatilen Lebensbereiche, Siegfried Husmann

International Journal of Speleology

Bodies of waters in caves and in crevices of rocks are distinguished from the other subsoil water ecosystems (“eustygon”, “stygorhithron”, “stygopotamon”) under the names “troglostygon” and “petrostygon”. The colonisation of subsoil water biotopes involves a fundamental principle which controls the development of the main biotopes for the stygobiont undergroundwater organisms. According to this ecological rule, which is described in detail and formulated, the several interstitial biotopes (for example “eustygopsammal,” “rhithrostygopsammal,” “potamostygopsephal”) are to be considered as the real biotopes of the stygobiont subsoil water organisms; waters in caves, on the contrary, are secondary biotopes of these animals. Caves which contain …

Summary Of Results Obtained During A Preliminary Investigation Into The Bacterial And Botanical Flora Of Caves In South Wales, M. Ann Mason-Williams, Kathryn Benson-Evans

International Journal of Speleology

The results of an investigation into the bacterial and botanical flora of South Welsh caves are presented in tabular form. Bacterial counts and species isolated from the caves both from soil and water samples as well as from the air, also the macroscopic plants found in the photic zone are enumerated.

Mise En Evidence De Substances Fluorescentes Dans Les Organes Jaunes De Caccosphaeroma Burgundum Dollfus, Crustacé Isopode Des Eaux Souterraines, H. Descimon, C. Marvillet

International Journal of Speleology

Chromatographic analysis of the yellow organs of the fresh-water Isopod Crustacean Caecosphaeroma burgundum Dollfus revealed, through observation of the chromatograms in ultraviolet light, the occurrence of both absorbing and fluorescent substances. Among the latter, only isoxanthopterin has been identified. The yellow pigment, which probably has a pteridine nucleus, could not be identified as a known compound and will be the object of later investigations.

Bioluminescence In Melosira Varians Ag., George Claus

International Journal of Speleology

Bluish green bioluminescence in a diatom, Melosira varians Ag. growing in an abandoned tin mine in Cornwall was observed. Upon microscopic examination the chloroplasts of the algae were found to be very pale but no other feature was seen which could be correlated with the luminescence.

Analyse Du Comportement Alimentaire Du Poisson Cavernicole Aveugle Anoptichthys Gen. Et D'Hybrides F1 (Astyanax X Anoptichthys) Et F2, Georges Thines, Monique Soffie, Erik Vandenbussche

International Journal of Speleology

The feeding behaviour of the blind cave fish Anoptichthys is characterised by two phases, an initial short chemioreceptic one and second one in which the fish explores the bottom systematically for a longer period. The whole process last approximately 30 seconds, both in adults as in youngsters.

Algal Growth Experiments In The Baradla Cave At Aggtelek (Biospeleologica Hungarica Xxi), Erzsebet Kol

International Journal of Speleology

The author kept 108 algal strains (Cyanophyta 53, Chlorophyta 35, Chrysophyta 20), of axenic cultures from the Kol-Algotheca in the Botanical Division of the Hungarian National Sciences Museum in the Baradla Cave, at Aggletek (Hungary) in darkness for 204-420 days under different environmental conditions. The experiments have proven that several algal strains can tolerate well the complete absence of light. Furthermore, that some algal strains show intensive development even under such conditions. These axenic cultures kept in the cave in metal boxes on inorganic medium have shown that the energy source used by these green coloured algae is not …

Earthworms: Their Intensive Propagation And Use In Biological Soil Building - Part Ii, Thomas Barrett

Green Revolution

Reprint of section of book Earthworms by Thomas Barrett.

Geology And Structure Of A Portion Of The Rio Puerco Fault Belt, Western Bernalillo County, New Mexico, Jock Campbell

Earth and Planetary Sciences ETDs

The Rio Puerco fault belt is a transitional feature between the Colorado Plateau and the Rio Grande depression in west-central New Mexico.

The major purpose of this report has been to map in detail a portion of the Rio Puerco fault belt not previously investigated thoroughly. The main interest herein is the structure of the area. Particular attention has been given to the determination of the character of the Apache graben. Secondary emphasis is placed on stratigraphy, as more complete reports concerning the sedimentary section can be found elsewhere.

L.A. General Data, Walter A. Lawrance

Walter Lawrance Papers

No abstract provided.