Tertiary stratigraphy and the Frick Collection of fossil vertebrates from north-central Nebraska. Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 178, article 3

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dc.contributor.authorSkinner, Morris F.en_US
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, F. Walker.en_US
dc.contributor.authorFrick, Childs, 1883-1965.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2005-10-05T21:38:44Z
dc.date.available2005-10-05T21:38:44Z
dc.date.issued1984en_US
dc.descriptionp. 217-368 : ill., maps (some col.) ; 26 cm.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 350-368).en_US
dc.description.abstract"Late Tertiary Valentine and Ash Hollow formations of the Ogallala Group in north-central Nebraska contain two previously unnamed fossiliferous ash-bearing members. These, with four published members, provide a startigraphic framework for large collections of fossils in the Frick Collection in AMNH and other institutions. The Cornell Dam Member (new) in the basal Valentine Formation has salient lithic features and geologic relationships not found in other members of the Valentine. Basal channel sand disconformably overlying the Rosebud Formation contains macro- and microinvertebrate fossils (Norden Fauna, new) that also show the ecological and faunal distinction of this member. Fission track dates suggest that Valentine sediments spanned one and perhaps three million years. The Merritt Dam Member (new) of late Clarendonian to late Hemphillian age, disconformably overlies the Cap Rock Member of the referred Ash Hollow Formation. The Merritt Dam Member is less cliff forming than the Cap Rock Member, contains more volcanic ash and local channel and pond sediments. Tectonic readjustment caused deep channel erosion through the Ogallala into Arikaree rocks on the east flank of the Chadron Arch and eastward into the Cap Rock Member and the Valentine Formation. Sediments filling some of these channels contain vertebrate fossils overlain by vitric tuffs with a fission track date of 9.5 [+ or -] 0.8 Ma. The paleogeomorphology of the Ogallala Group and its depositonal framework is the product of overlapping alluvial fans of at least three paleodrainage systems which filled pre-existing valleys and spread sediments over a vast Great Plains area in Nebraska and South Dakota. In north-central Nebraska widespread aggradation and two short periods of degradation occurred during the Valentinian. Gradual aggradation during the early Clarendonian was followed by intermittent aggradation and degradation during the late Clarendonian and Hemphillian. The stratigraphic allocation and history of 98 collecting localities and documentation of 90 holotypes of fossil vertebrates and 13 plants provide a firm base for continued research. The prinipal aquifer in the Ogallala is the Crookston Bridge Member of the Valentine Formation"--P. 217.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2246/332
dc.languageengen_US
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisher[New York] : American Museum of Natural Historyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBulletin of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 178, article 3en_US
dc.subject.lccQH1 .A4 vol.178, art.3, 1984en_US
dc.subject.lcshGeology, Stratigraphic -- Tertiary -- Nebraska.en_US
dc.subject.lcshGeology -- Nebraska.en_US
dc.subject.lcshVertebrates, Fossil -- Nebraska.en_US
dc.subject.lcshAmerican Museum of Natural History. -- Frick Collection.en_US
dc.subject.lcshFrick, Childs, -- 1883-1965 -- Natural history collections.en_US
dc.subject.lcshPaleontology -- Tertiary -- Nebraska.en_US
dc.subject.lcshPaleontology -- Nebraska.en_US
dc.subject.lcshVertebrates, Fossil -- New York (State) -- New York.en_US
dc.titleTertiary stratigraphy and the Frick Collection of fossil vertebrates from north-central Nebraska. Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 178, article 3en_US
dc.title.alternativeFrick Collectionen_US
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