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Carnivores Of The Railway And Quarries Local Fauna, Robert L. Evander

Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences and Affiliated Societies

The Railway Quarries Local Fauna preserves eleven distinct species of carnivores distributed among five families. This carnivore fauna is dominated by canids, which are represented by six species. Tomarctus near T. euthos and Aelurodon ferox are the most abundantly represented carnivores at the site: both are canids. A. platvrhinus Barbour and Cook and A. marshi (Thorpe) are recognized as junior synonyms of Aelurodon ferox Leidy. A. ferox is more abundantly represented in the Railway Quarries Local Fauna than at any other known site.

A Bibliography Of The Ecological And Taxonomic Literature Of The Nebraska Vascular Plants, Gail E. Kantak, Steven P. Churchill

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Over 700 references spanning 181 years are cited in this bibliography of ecological and taxonomic studies on the native and naturalized vascular plants of Nebraska. References are presented in alphabetical order and are numbered and keyed to a subject index.

Pleistocene Phenacomys From Kansas With Remarks On Other Fossil Records, Larry D. Martin, Wighart Von Koenigswald, J. D. Stewart

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Phenacomys occurs in the Middle and Late Pleistocene of Kansas. It cannot be derived from any known Pliophenacomys and is now thought by us to be an Early Irvingtonian immigrant to North America. "Pliomys" deeringensis is a Phenacomys, and there is no record of Pliomys ever having occurred in North America.

Insectivora (Mammilia) From The Miocene (Hemingfordian) Of Western Nebraska, Gregg E. Ostrander

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Insectivores of Middle Miocene (Hemingfordian, Marsland) from Nebraska are described. The presence of Mesoscalops and Mystipterus (Mydecodon) in the Cottonwood Creek Local Fauna extends the geographic range of these genera. Miocene erinaceid post-cranial elements are described for the first time.

Nebraska Plant Distribution, David M. Sutherland, Robert B. Kaul

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Distribution notes based on recent collections and herbarium work are provided for 46 Nebraska plant taxa, including 43 flowering plants, two ferns, and one liverwort. The list includes several plants that are new to the State and provides range extensions within the State for many others. Several previously published distribution records believed to be erroneous are also discussed.

Three New Species Of North American Polyphylla Harris (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae), Ronald M. Young

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Polyphylla brownae from Alabama, Polyphylla ratcliffei from Utah, and Polyphylla stellata from California are described as new. They are correlated with existing keys, and each holotype is illustrated.

Transactions Of The Nebraska Academy Of Sciences Volume Xiv (1986): Index

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Red Oak Germination And Seedling Survival In Prairie Habitats, Robert C. Lommasson

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Acorn weights ranged from 2 g to over 9.5 g, and their sizes ranged from 19.4-25.5 mm diameter. Roots first appeared from a hole in the bottom of a planting pot 17 days after planting and continued to 64 days after planting. Root germination by weight class of acorns was: those under 5.5 g 31%, 5.5 to 6.5 g 76%, and those over 6.5 g 100%. Shoots first emerged 27 days after planting, and the last emerged 65 days after planting. Production of emergent above-ground shoots for the same weight classes of acorns was: 23%, 64%, and 60%. Of 300 …

Founders And Presidents Of The Nebraska Academy Of Sciences, 1880-1986, C. Bertrand Schultz

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The Nebraska Academy of Sciences is the oldest interdisciplinary scientific organization in Nebraska and one of the oldest and most successful state academies in the United States. It was founded in Omaha on January 30, 1880, and there were seventy-five Charter Members from eighteen communities.

The Union Pacific Railroad officials and employees provided much of the impetus for the establishment of an Academy of Sciences in Nebraska by providing office space and meeting rooms near the Union Pacific headquarters. Railroad passes were issued to all science teachers, professional scientists, and interested citizens to attend monthly meetings. Five of the officers …

Possible Evidence For A Pre-Clovis Bone-Tool Industry From The Central Plains, Thomas P. Myers, Richard G. Corner

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Fossil bones from fluvial deposits in the Yukon have been interpreted as evidence of an early human occupation. In this paper we are reporting similar materials from Late Pleistocene fluvial deposits in southwestern Nebraska which may be pre-Clovis in age. In spite of their morphological similarity to Old Crow specimens. we are reluctant to interpret them as evidence of a pre-Clovis occupation. Nevertheless, we are documenting these specimens for the information of other scientists who may be concerned with this problem.

Preliminary Biostratigraphy Of The White River Group (Oligocene, Chadron And Brule Formations) In The Vicinity Of Chadron, Nebraska, Eric Paul Gustafson

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The White River Group in the Chadron area includes at least 400 ft (123 m) of terrigenous sediment. divisible into the Chadron Formation and Brule Formation (Orella and Whitney members) on criteria similar to those used at Toadstool Park. Fossils were collected from several levels. and are grouped into the Brecht Ranch Local Fauna (Late Chadronian). Dead Horse Local Fauna (Early Orellan). Rabbit Graveyard Local Fauna (Early Middle Orellan). and Bartlett High Local Fauna (Late Middle Orellan). No Late Orcllan fauna was found, and Whitneyan fossils were scarce. Zonation of the Orellan appears to be possible on the basis of …

Transactions Of The Nebraska Academy Of Sciences Volume Xiv (1986): Table Of Contents

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Nebraska Academy of Sciences, Officers, Policy Committee .......... ii

Editorial Board, Instruction to Contributors .......... iv

Membership Objectives and Friends of the Academy .......... v

Founders and Presidents of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences, 1880-1986 (C. Bertrand Schultz) .......... 1

Earth Sciences

Preliminary biostratigraphy of the White River Group (Oligocene, Chadron and Brule formations) in the vicinity of Chadron, Nebraska (Eric Paul Gustafson) .......... 7

Insectivora (Mammalia) from the Miocene (Hemingfordian) of western Nebraska (Gregg E. Ostrander) .......... 21

Carnivores of the Railway Quarries Local Fauna (Robert L. Evander) .......... 25

Pleistocene Phenacomys from Kansas with remarks on other fossil …