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The Mandible Of Amebelodon Fricki, Erwin H. Barbour
The Mandible Of Amebelodon Fricki, Erwin H. Barbour
Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum
The type specimen of the genus Amebelodon is installed in the Nebraska State Museum, the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. It consists of a mandible with tusks and teeth, all of which are dense and perfect, barring minor cracks and breaks. One toe bone and part of a rib found associated with this mandible may belong to this animal. It was discovered by Mr. A. S. Keith on his farm near Freedom, Frontier County, Nebraska; was secured for the palaeontological collections of Hon. Charles H. Morrill by Mr. Phillip Orr, April 4, 1927; was briefly described and figured in a Museum …
Torynobelodon Loomisi, Gen Et. Sp. Nov., Erwin H. Barbour
Torynobelodon Loomisi, Gen Et. Sp. Nov., Erwin H. Barbour
Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum
The group of proboscideans which we have called the shovel-tuskers or Amebelodonts, was announced in June, 1927,1 following the discovery of Amebelodon fricki. In the field season of 1928, two additional species were found which are represented by mandibular tusks. One of these is a tip of a large and unique tusk, numbered 2-3-9-28, S. and L., the collectors being Bertrand Schultz and John LeMar, both of the class of 1931, the University of Nebraska. It was found within 200 to 300 yards of the spot on his farm where Mr. A. S. Keith, Freedom, Frontier County, Nebraska, found …
Colloidal Content And Related Soil Factors As Indicators Of Site Quality, Irvine T. Haig
Colloidal Content And Related Soil Factors As Indicators Of Site Quality, Irvine T. Haig
Yale School of the Environment Bulletin Series
This paper presents a study of the correlation between soil colloidal content and soil productiveness and hence a measure of the value of colloidal content in determining site quality. The character of this investigation also permitted incidental observation and comment on the relative value of organic matter, soil acidity, and soil type and class as similar measures. The findings are directly applicable to the forest soils of southern Connecticut and, more particularly, to such of these soils as occur commonly in the vicinity of New Haven. Since these soils are typical of the brown, weakly podsolized forest soils of southern …
Some Aspects Of Soil Moisture In The Forest, Ian J. Craib
Some Aspects Of Soil Moisture In The Forest, Ian J. Craib
Yale School of the Environment Bulletin Series
By determining the moisture content of carefully selected soil samples taken at various depths down to three feet, the moisture content of soils in the forest and in the open have been compared. The soils investigated were similar in their mechanical properties. Part I is an investigation of the effect of forest cover on the amount of water in the soil over the growing season and its availability. Part II is an investigation of the effect of root competition on the available water supply of forest soils.
The Mandibular Tusks Of Amebelodon Fricki, Erwin H. Barbour
The Mandibular Tusks Of Amebelodon Fricki, Erwin H. Barbour
Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum
The ponderous mandible of the great shovel-tusked mastodon, Amebelodon fricki, was figured and described before it was practicable to remove the plaster cinches. In the meantime, this rare specimen has lain on its sand table awaiting the time when sections and casts could be made before mounting it permanently. A rare specimen, especially if heavy, unwieldy, and fragile, is rarely dismantled for study after it is mounted and installed in its case. A gelatine cast of the alveoli has been made, and through the assistance of Mr. Murray Jerome Roper, a cast of the left mandibular tusk has just been …