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Edward Branson
Edward B. Branson was an American geologist and paleontologist. He was a professor of geology at the University of Missouri. Overview of career Branson earned his doctorate at the University of Chicago and joined the Geology department at the University of Missouri in 1911. During his doctoral studies, he had spent time searching for fossils near Lander, Wyoming and so he determined to set up a camp for the hands-on study of geology and paleontology nearby. Also in 1911, he came to Lander with a group of students and established the Missouri Field Geology Camp, which is now known as the Branson Field Laboratory, near Sinks Canyon State Park. The Branson Field Laboratory appears to be the oldest continually operated field geology camp in the United States. Eventually Branson formed a scientific partnership with Maurice "Doc" Mehl, another Chicago graduate who joined the Missouri faculty in 1919. Branson retired in 1948, which is when the camp was renamed in his honor. Contribu ...
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Paleontology
Paleontology (), also spelled palaeontology or palæontology, is the scientific study of life that existed prior to, and sometimes including, the start of the Holocene epoch (roughly 11,700 years before present). It includes the study of fossils to classify organisms and study their interactions with each other and their environments (their paleoecology). Paleontological observations have been documented as far back as the 5th century BC. The science became established in the 18th century as a result of Georges Cuvier's work on comparative anatomy, and developed rapidly in the 19th century. The term itself originates from Greek (, "old, ancient"), (, ( gen. ), "being, creature"), and (, "speech, thought, study"). Paleontology lies on the border between biology and geology, but differs from archaeology in that it excludes the study of anatomically modern humans. It now uses techniques drawn from a wide range of sciences, including biochemistry, mathematics, and engineering. ...
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Popo Agie Formation
The Popo Agie Formation is a Triassic geologic formation that crops out in western Wyoming, western Colorado, and Utah. It was deposited during the Late Triassic in fluvial (river) and lacustrine (lake) environments that existed across much of what is now the American southwest. Fragmentary fossils of prehistoric reptiles and amphibians, including pseudosuchian reptiles and temnospondyl amphibians, have been discovered in the Popo Agie Formation. Dinosaur remains are also among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607. Paleobiota Amphibians Reptiles Synapsids See also * List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations ** List of stratigraphic units with indeterminate dinosaur fossils This list of stratigraphic units with indeterminate dinosaur fossils includes stratigraphic units of formation rank or higher that have produced dinosaur body ...
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Bactrognathus
''Bactrognathus'' is an extinct genus of conodonts in the family Bactrognathidae.Phylogeny of the Multielement Conodont Genera Bactrognathus, Doliognathus and Staurognathus. Karl M. Chauff, Journal of Paleontology, Vol. 59, No. 2 (Mar., 1985), pages 299-309Stable URL retrieved 23 April 2016) References External links * ''Bactrognathus''at fossilworks Fossilworks is a portal which provides query, download, and analysis tools to facilitate access to the Paleobiology Database The Paleobiology Database is an online resource for information on the distribution and classification of fossil animals ....org (retrieved 23 April 2016) Prioniodinida genera Taxa named by Maurice Mehl {{Conodont-stub ...
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Journal Of Paleontology
The ''Journal of Paleontology'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering the field of paleontology. It is published by the Paleontological Society. Indexing The ''Journal of Paleontology'' is indexed in: *BIOSIS Previews *Science Citation Index *The Zoological Record *GeoRef __NOTOC__ The GeoRef database is a bibliographic database that indexes scientific literature in the geosciences, including geology. Coverage ranges from 1666 to the present for North American literature, and 1933 to the present for the rest of t ... References Paleontology journals Publications established in 1927 Academic journals published by learned and professional societies Cambridge University Press academic journals Bimonthly journals Paleontological Society {{paleo-journal-stub ...
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Conodont
Conodonts (Greek ''kōnos'', "cone", + ''odont'', "tooth") are an extinct group of agnathan (jawless) vertebrates resembling eels, classified in the class Conodonta. For many years, they were known only from their tooth-like oral elements, which are usually found in isolation and are now called conodont elements. Knowledge about soft tissues remains limited. They existed in the world's oceans for over 300 million years, from the Cambrian to the beginning of the Jurassic. Conodont elements are widely used as index fossils, fossils used to define and identify geological periods. The animals are also called Conodontophora (conodont bearers) to avoid ambiguity. Discovery and understanding of conodonts The teeth-like fossils of the conodont were first discovered by Heinz Christian Pander and the results published in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in 1856. The name ''pander'' is commonly used in scientific names of conodonts. It was only in the early 1980s that the first fossil evidence of ...
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1941 In Paleontology
Arthropods New taxa Conodonts Dinosaurs * ''Psittacosaurus'' gastroliths documented.Brown (1941). Sanders, Manley, and Carpenter (2001), "Table 12.1" page 167. Newly named dinosaurs Data are courtesy of George Olshevky's dinosaur genera list. Plesiosaurs New taxa Synapsids Non-mammalian References {{portal, Paleontology * Brown, B. 1941. The last dinosaurs. – Natural History 48: 290–295. * Sanders F, Manley K, Carpenter K. Gastroliths from the Lower Cretaceous sauropod Cedarosaurus weiskopfae. In: Tanke D.H, Carpenter K, editors. Mesozoic vertebrate life: new research inspired by the paleontology of Philip J. Currie. Indiana University Press; Bloomington, IN: 2001. pp. 166–180. 1940s in paleontology Paleontology Paleontology (), also spelled palaeontology or palæontology, is the scientific study of life that existed prior to, and sometimes including, the start of the Holocene epoch (roughly 11,700 years before present). It include ...
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Icriodus
''Icriodus'' is an extinct conodont genus in the family Gnathodontidae. In 1938, Edward Branson and Maurice Mehl Maurice Goldsmith Mehl (1887 - 1966) was an American paleontologist and professor in the Department of Geology at the University of Missouri. Life and career Mehl was born on December 25, 1887, to Frank and Rebecca Goldsmith Mehl. After gradu ... reviewed the conodont genus ''Icriodus''.The Conodont Genus Icriodus and Its Stratigraphic Distribution. E. B. Branson and M. G. Mehl, Journal of Paleontology, Vol. 12, No. 2 (Mar., 1938), pages 156-166Stable URLretrieved 29 April 2016) References External links * * Ozarkodinida genera Devonian conodonts Paleozoic life of Ontario Paleozoic life of the Northwest Territories Paleozoic life of Nunavut Paleozoic life of Yukon {{Conodont-stub ...
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Glassy Creek
Glassy is an adjective meaning, of or resembling glass. Glassy may also mean: * Glassy, amorphous metal * ''Glassy'', a 2021 single album, or the title song by Jo Yu-ri * Glassy phase, amorphous solid * Glassy water, amorphous ice * Glassy carbon, carbon with a shiny surface * Glassy surface, a smooth surface See also * Sea glass * SeaGlass Carousel * Glass (other) Glass is an amorphous material commonly used in windows, tableware, optoelectronics, and decorative items. Glass or Glasses may also refer to: Common uses * Glass (drinkware), a drinking vessel * Glasses, spectacles or eyeglasses Arts, entertai ...
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Ancyrognathus
''Ancyrognathus'' is an extinct genus of conodonts. During the Famennian The Famennian is the latter of two faunal stages in the Late Devonian Epoch. The most recent estimate for its duration estimates that it lasted from around 371.1 million years ago to 359.3 million years ago. An earlier 2012 estimate, still used b ... stage of the Late Devonian, a biologic event occurred (Upper Kellwasser Extinction of all '' Ancyrodella'' and '' Ozarkodina'' and most '' Palmatolepis'', '' Polygnathus'' and ''Ancyrognathus''). References External links * * Conodont genera Devonian conodonts Paleozoic life of Ontario {{conodont-stub ...
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Pseudopolygnathus
''Pseudopolygnathus'' is an extinct genus of conodonts in the family Polygnathidae. ''Pseudopolygnathus granulobatus'' is from the Late Devonian or Early Carboniferous Early may refer to: History * The beginning or oldest part of a defined historical period, as opposed to middle or late periods, e.g.: ** Early Christianity ** Early modern Europe Places in the United States * Early, Iowa * Early, Texas * Early ... of Italy. The three subspecies of ''P. granulosus'', ''P. g. laepensis'', ''P. g. salawinensis'' and ''P. g. maepoensis'' are from the Late Devonian of Thailand.Late Devonian conodonts from northwestern Thailand. Norman M. Savage (2013), Bourland Printing / Trinity Press. pages 1–48, . References External links * * Ozarkodinida genera Late Devonian animals Late Devonian fish Devonian conodonts Mississippian conodonts Fossil taxa described in 1934 {{Conodont-stub ...
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1934 In Paleontology
Arthropods Insects Conodonts Vertebrates Dinosaurs Newly named dinosaurs Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list. Synapsids Non-mammalian References {{portal, Paleontology 1930s in paleontology 1934 in science, Paleontology 4 ...
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