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1998 In Paleontology
Flora Lycophytes Lycophyte research *Wehr (1998) reports, without description, ''Selaginella'' species spikemoss fossils occurring in the Eocene Okanagan highlands Klondike Mountain Formation. Fungi Fungal research *Currah, Stockey, & LePage (1998) describe the a phyllachoralean " tar spot" parasitizing ''Uhlia'' palm leaves, and host for a hyperparasitic pleosporalean fungus. They note them to be one of the first occurrences of hyperparasitic relationships in the fossil record. Arthropods Insects Molluscs Bivalves Amphibians newly named anurans Archosauromorpha Dinosaurs * A paper in the journal ''Nature'' is published by Karen Chin and others announcing the earlier discovery of a "king-sized coprolite" attributed to ''Tyrannosaurus rex''. * ''Lourinhasaurus'' gastroliths documented.Dantas et al. (1998). Sanders, Manley, and Carpenter (2001), "Table 12.1" page 167. * ''Cedarosaurus'' gastroliths documented.Sanders and Carpenter (1998). Sanders, Manley, and Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wesley Wehr
Wesley Conrad Wehr (April 17, 1929 – April 12, 2004) was an American paleontologist and artist best known for his studies of Cenozoic fossil floras in western North America, the Stonerose Interpretive Center, and as a part of the Northwest School of art. Wehr published two books with University of Washington Press that chronicled his friendships with artists and scientists.Wehr W 2000 "The eighth lively art : conversations with painters, poets, musicians & the wicked witch of the west" University of Washington Press, Seattle; and Wehr W 2004 "The Accidental Collector" University of Washington Press, Seattle Early life Wesley Wehr was born as the only child of Conrad J. Wehr and Ingeborg (Hall) Wehr, in Everett, Washington on April 17, 1929. As a child he displayed an aptitude for music which was encouraged with private lessons. In his senior year of high school two of his compositions, ''Pastoral Sketches for Violin and Piano'' and ''Spanish Dance'', came to the attention ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cryptodidymosphaerites Princetonensis
''Cryptodidymosphaerites'' is an extinct monotypic genus of pleosporale fungus of uncertain family placement. When described it contained the single species ''Cryptodidymosphaerites princetonensis''. The genus is solely known from the Early Eocene, Ypresian aged, Princeton Chert deposit of the Allenby Formation. ''Cryptodidymosphaerites'' is one of only three described fossil fungus species found in the Princeton Chert, and is a hyperparasite of '' Palaeoserenomyces allenbyensis'', itself a tar spot-like parasite of the fossil palm ''Uhlia''. Distribution ''Cryptodidymosphaerites princetonensis'' is known exclusively from the Princeton Chert, a fossil locality in British Columbia, Canada, which comprises an anatomically preserved flora of Eocene Epoch age, with rich species abundance and diversity. The chert is located in exposures of the Allenby Formation on the east bank of the Similkameen River, south of the town of Princeton, British Columbia. Notable in conjunction w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cylindromyrmex Antillanus SMNSDO4130 Profile
''Cylindromyrmex'' is a Neotropical genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae. Distribution and habitat The genus is known from the New World, from Central America to Brazil, Bolivia and the Galápagos Islands, and currently contains 10 extant species and 3 fossil species. The fossil species, all described from single or a small number of specimens, were found in Dominican amber. Their nesting place include cavities of wood and even termite nests. Like their nesting habits, their feeding habits are not fully know, but they are said to be predators of termites. Species *†''Cylindromyrmex antillanus'' De Andrade, 1998 *''Cylindromyrmex boliviae'' Wheeler, 1924 *''Cylindromyrmex brasiliensis'' Emery, 1901 *''Cylindromyrmex brevitarsus'' Santschi, 1925 *''Cylindromyrmex darlingtoni'' Wheeler, 1937 *†''Cylindromyrmex electrinus'' De Andrade, 1998 *''Cylindromyrmex escobari'' De Andrade, 1998 *''Cylindromyrmex godmani'' Forel, 1899 *†''Cylindromyrmex inopinatus'' De Andrade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cylindromyrmex Antillanus
''Cylindromyrmex'' is a Neotropical genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae. Distribution and habitat The genus is known from the New World, from Central America to Brazil, Bolivia and the Galápagos Islands, and currently contains 10 extant species and 3 fossil species. The fossil species, all described from single or a small number of specimens, were found in Dominican amber. Their nesting place include cavities of wood and even termite nests. Like their nesting habits, their feeding habits are not fully know, but they are said to be predators of termites. Species *†'' Cylindromyrmex antillanus'' De Andrade, 1998 *''Cylindromyrmex boliviae'' Wheeler, 1924 *''Cylindromyrmex brasiliensis'' Emery, 1901 *''Cylindromyrmex brevitarsus'' Santschi, 1925 *''Cylindromyrmex darlingtoni'' Wheeler, 1937 *†''Cylindromyrmex electrinus'' De Andrade, 1998 *''Cylindromyrmex escobari'' De Andrade, 1998 *''Cylindromyrmex godmani'' Forel, 1899 *†''Cylindromyrmex inopinatus'' De Andrad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carabus Neli Holotype MNHN
''Carabus'' is a genus of beetles in family Carabidae. The genus is highly diverse with 94 subgenera, 897 species and 2300 subspecies, thus is the largest genus in the subfamily Carabinae.Deuve T.; Cruaud, A.; Genson, G.; and Rasplus, J.Y. (2012). ''Molecular systematics and evolutionary history of the genus Carabus (Col. Carabidae).'' Mol. Phylogenet Evol. 65(1):259-75. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2012.06.015 The vast majority are native to the Palearctic, but 11 Nearctic species are also known. ''Carabus'' spp. are long, and most species are wingless and often very colourful. These are nocturnal, predatory beetles that feed on snails, earthworms, and caterpillars. Most Carabus species were thought to have inhabited the Eurasian forest, but the species' low dispersal abilities altered the distribution of lineages within the genus. Diet Adult Carabus feeds on both small live and dead animals such as slugs, snails, earthworms, and insects in all stages, sometimes dead vertebrates. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montagne D'Andance
Montagne or Montagné may refer to: People * Camille Montagne (1784–1866), French military physician and botanist. The standard author abbreviation Mont. (of Montagne) is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name. * Edward Montagne (1912-2003), American film and television director * Joachim Havard de la Montagne (1927–2003), French composer and organist * Gilbert Montagné (born 1957), French musician * Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592), French philosopher * Pierre de La Montagne (1755–1825), French playwright and poet * Prosper Montagné (1865-1948), French chef and author * Renée Montagne (born 1948), American radio journalist Places *Montagne, Gironde, a commune in the Gironde department, France *Montagne, Isère, a commune in the Isère department, France *Montagne, Trentino, a commune in Trentino, Italy *Montagne Center, a basketball arena in Beaumont, Texas for Lamar University See also * ''La Montagne'' (newspaper), French regional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turolian
The Turolian age is a period of geologic time (9.0–5.3 Ma) within the Miocene used more specifically with European Land Mammal Ages. It precedes the Ruscinian age and follows the Vallesian age. The Turolian overlaps the Tortonian The Tortonian is in the geologic time scale an age or stage of the late Miocene that spans the time between 11.608 ± 0.005 Ma and 7.246 ± 0.005 Ma (million years ago). It follows the Serravallian and is followed by the Messinian. The Torton ... and Messinian ages. ;References Miocene {{geochronology-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carabus Neli
''Carabus'' is a genus of beetles in family Carabidae. The genus is highly diverse with 94 subgenera, 897 species and 2300 subspecies, thus is the largest genus in the subfamily Carabinae.Deuve T.; Cruaud, A.; Genson, G.; and Rasplus, J.Y. (2012). ''Molecular systematics and evolutionary history of the genus Carabus (Col. Carabidae).'' Mol. Phylogenet Evol. 65(1):259-75. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2012.06.015 The vast majority are native to the Palearctic, but 11 Nearctic species are also known. ''Carabus'' spp. are long, and most species are wingless and often very colourful. These are nocturnal, predatory beetles that feed on snails, earthworms, and caterpillars. Most Carabus species were thought to have inhabited the Eurasian forest, but the species' low dispersal abilities altered the distribution of lineages within the genus. Diet Adult Carabus feeds on both small live and dead animals such as slugs, snails, earthworms, and insects in all stages, sometimes dead vertebrates. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acanthostichus Hispaniolicus SMNSDO5205-1 02
''Acanthostichus'' is a predatory and predominantly subterranean genus of ant in the subfamily Dorylinae. They are found in the New World, from the southern United States to Uruguay, Paraguay and northern Argentina. They are probably common, but due to their subterranean nature, they are seldom collected or seen. Most species are very similar; the petiole is the most important feature in identifying species. Many are known only from a few collections, or even single specimen, which makes it hard to determine variability within species. For this reason, many described members of this genus may be synonyms. Species The genus currently contains 24 species: *''Acanthostichus arizonensis'' MacKay, 1996 *'' Acanthostichus bentoni'' MacKay, 1996 *''Acanthostichus brevicornis'' Emery, 1894 *''Acanthostichus brevinodis'' MacKay, 1996 *''Acanthostichus concavinodis'' MacKay, 1996 *''Acanthostichus davisi'' (Smith, 1942) *''Acanthostichus emmae'' MacKay, 1996 *''Acanthostichus femorali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorylinae
Dorylinae is an ant subfamily, with distributions in both the Old World and New World. Brady ''et al.'' (2014) synonymized the previous dorylomorph subfamilies (Aenictinae, Aenictogitoninae, Cerapachyinae, Ecitoninae, and Leptanilloidinae) under Dorylinae., while Borowiec (2016) reviewed and revised the genera, resurrecting many genera which had previously been merged. Dorylinae genera are suggested to have evolved sometime between , subsequently undergoing rapid adaptive radiation events during their early history. Genera *''Acanthostichus'' Mayr, 1887 *''Aenictogiton'' Emery, 1901 *''Aenictus'' Shuckard, 1840 *''Cerapachys'' Smith, 1857 *''Cheliomyrmex'' Mayr, 1870 *'' Chrysapace'' Crawley, 1924 *''Cylindromyrmex'' Mayr, 1870 *''Dorylus'' Fabricius, 1793 *'' Eburopone'' Borowiec, 2016 *''Eciton'' Latreille, 1804 *'' Eusphinctus'' Emery, 1893 *''Labidus'' Jurine, 1807 *'' Leptanilloides'' Mann, 1923 *'' Lioponera'' Mayr, 1879 *'' Lividopone'' Bolton & Fisher, 2016 *''Neivamyrme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominican Amber
Dominican amber is amber from the Dominican Republic derived from resin of the extinct tree ''Hymenaea protera''. Dominican amber differentiates itself from Baltic amber by being nearly always transparent, and it has a higher number of fossil inclusions. This has enabled the detailed reconstruction of the ecosystem of a long-vanished tropical forest.George Poinar, Jr. and Roberta Poinar, 1999. ''The Amber Forest: A Reconstruction of a Vanished World'', (Princeton University Press) Age A study in the early 1990s returned a date up to 40 million years old. However, according to Poinar, Dominican amber dates from Oligocene to Miocene, thus about 25 million years old. The oldest, and hardest of this amber comes from the mountain region north of Santiago. The ''La Cumbre'', ''La Toca'', ''Palo Quemado'', ''La Bucara'', and ''Los Cacaos'' mining sites in the ''Cordillera Septentrional'' not far from Santiago. Amber has also been found in the south-eastern Bayaguana/Sabana de la Mar a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burdigalian
The Burdigalian is, in the geologic timescale, an age (geology), age or stage (stratigraphy), stage in the early Miocene. It spans the time between 20.43 ± 0.05 annum, Ma and 15.97 ± 0.05 Ma (million years ago). Preceded by the Aquitanian (stage), Aquitanian, the Burdigalian was the first and longest warming period of the MioceneEdward Petuch, Ph.D. Florida Atlantic University, Department of Geosciences. and is succeeded by the Langhian. Stratigraphic definition The name Burdigalian comes from ''Burdigala'', the Latin name for the city of Bordeaux, France. The Burdigalian Stage was introduced in scientific literature by Charles Depéret in 1892. The base of the Burdigalian is at the first appearance of foram species ''Globigerinoides altiaperturus'' and the top of magnetic chronozone C6An. , an official GSSP for the Burdigalian had not yet been assigned. The top of the Burdigalian (the base of the Langhian) is defined by the first appearance of foram species ''Praeorbulina gl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
