Blaine W Schubert

Ice Age Cave Faunas of North America - Life of the Past Blaine W Schubert

Marc Notes: Bibl. ref. & index; Many of the chapters were previously presented at a cave paleontology symposium at the National Speleological Society convention in Sullivan, Missouri, in the summer of 1997; Co-publ. by Denver Museum of Nature & Science Press. Review Quotes:"Caves provide a tomb-like environment in which fossils can be exquisitely preserved. However, interpretation of cave fauna is complicated because organisms may enter caves through a variety of mechanisms and because mixing of faunal elements of different ages is common. This book provides a sampling of Quaternary-aged vertebrate faunas from localities ranging from Alaska to Mexico and California to Florida, and is an edited compilation of 11 peer-reviewed, relatively technical papers. Although other vertebrates are mentioned, the papers focus mainly on Pleistocene mammals. Some papers include discussion of the complete faunule recovered from individual cave localities, whereas other papers discuss a single fossil group, such as ground sloths or tapirs. The papers are relatively technical, and typically include an extensive discussion (and description, in some cases) of the fossils from particular localities. Most of the papers include paleobiological and/or stratigraphic interpretations of the fossil assemblages. Highly recommended for universities and museums conducting vertebrate paleontology research--the technical nature of the papers will not have wide appeal to general audiences. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals." --T. J./P>--T. J. Kroeger, Bemidji State University"Choice" (01/01/2004) Biographical Note: Blaine W. Schubert is research associate in Geology, Department of Environmental Dynamics at the University of Arkansas. Jim I. Mead, is Professor of Geology and Paleonotology and Director of the Quaternary Sciences Program at Northern Arizona University. Russell Wm. Graham is Chief Curator and Head of the Collections and Research Branch, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Denver Museum of Nature & Science. He has edited three books and published more than 50 professional papers on evolution, biogeography, and extinction of Quaternary mammals. Review Quotes:"This book provides a sampling of Quaternary-aged vertebrate faunas from localities ranging from Alaska to Mexico and California to Florida. The papers focus mainly on Pleistocene mammals [and discuss] the complete faunule recovered from individual cave localities [or] a single fossil group, such as ground sloths or tapirs... [They] include an extensive discussion (and description, in some cases) of the fossils from particular localities [and] paleobiological and/or stratigraphic interpretations of the fossil assemblages. Highly recommended for universities and museums conducting vertebrate paleontology research." T. J. Kroeger, Bemidji State University, Choice, July 2004"Review Quotes: Caves provide a tomb-like environment in which fossils can be exquisitely preserved. However, interpretation of cave fauna is complicated because organisms may enter caves through a variety of mechanisms and because mixing of faunal elements of different ages is common. This book provides a sampling of Quaternary-aged vertebrate faunas from localities ranging from Alaska to Mexico and California to Florida, and is an edited compilation of 11 peer-reviewed, relatively technical papers. Although other vertebrates are mentioned, the papers focus mainly on Pleistocene mammals. Some papers include discussion of the complete faunule recovered from individual cave localities, whereas other papers discuss a single fossil group, such as ground sloths or tapirs. The papers are relatively technical, and typically include an extensive discussion (and description, in some cases) of the fossils from particular localities. Most of the papers include paleobiological and/or stratigraphic interpretations of the fossil assemblages. Highly recommended for universities and museums conducting vertebrate paleontology research--the technical nature of the papers will not have wide appeal to general audiences. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals.--T. J. Kroeger, Bemidji State University""Choice"" (01/01/2004) Table of Contents: Preliminary Table of Contents: List of ContributorsPreface1. Sloth Remains from North American Caves and Associated Karst FeaturesH. Gregory McDonald2. The Late Wisconsin Vertebrate History of Prince of Wales Island, Southeast AlaskaTimothy H. Heaton and Fredrick Grady3. Arvicoline Rodents from Screaming Neotoma Cave, Southern Colorado Plateau, Apache County, Arizona, with Comments on the Pleistocene Biogeography of Lemmiscus curtatusChristopher J. Bell and Jennifer Glennon4. Late Pleistocene Faunas from Caves in the Eastern Grand Canyon, ArizonaJim I. Mead, Larry L. Coats, and Blaine W. Schubert5. Pleistocene Tapir from Hill Top Cave, Trigg County, Kentucky, and a Review of Plio-Pleistocene Tapirs of North America and Their PaleoecologyRussell Wm. Graham6. Paleoecological Interpretation of Late Holocene and Late Pleistocene Micromammal Faunules from Duhme Cave, Eastern IowaCarmen M. Jans-Langel and Holmes A. Semken, Jr.7. A Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene Mammalian Fauna from Little Beaver Cave, Central Ozarks, MissouriBlaine W. Schubert8. A History of Paleontological Investigations of Quaternary Cave Deposits on the Edwards Plateau, Central TexasErnest L. Lundelius, Jr.9. Mammalian Fauna and Paleomagnetics of the Middle Irvingtonian (Early Pleistocene) Fyllan Cave and Kitchen Door Localities, Travis County, TexasAlisa J. Winkler and Wulf Gose10. A Preliminary Report of the Late Quaternary Mammal Fauna from Loltun Cave, Yucatan, MexicoJoaquin Arroyo-Cabrales and Ticul Alvarez (deceased)11. Caves and the Pleistocene Vertebrate Paleontology of MexicoJoaquin Arroyo-Cabrales and Oscar J. PolacoIndexContributorsTicul Alvarez (deceased), Laboratorio de Cordados Terrestres, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biologicas, I. P. N., Plan de Ayala y Carpio, 11340 Mexico, D. F. Joaquin Arroyo-Cabrales, Laboratorio de Paleozoologia, Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia, 06060 Mexico, D. F. Christopher J. Bell, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712. Larry L. Coats, Laboratory of Quaternary Paleontology, Quaternary Sciences Program and Department of Geology, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011. Jennifer Glennon, Department of Anthropology, Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff, AZ 86001. Wulf Gose, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78705. Russell Wm. Graham, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, CO 80205. Timothy H. Heaton, Department of Earth Sciences, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57069. Frederick Grady, Department of Paleobiology, The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C. 20560. Carmen J. Jans-Langel, Department of Geosciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242. Ernest L. Lundelius, Jr., Department of Geological Sciences and Vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory, Texas Museum of Science and History, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712. H. Gregory McDonald, Geological Resources Division, National Park Service, Denver, CO 80225. Jim I. Mead, Laboratory of Quaternary Paleontology, Quaternary Sciences Program and Department of Geology, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011. Oscar J. Polaco, Biodiversity Programs Office, National Museum of Natural History, The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C. 20560. Blaine W. Schubert, Environmental Dynamics, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, and Geology Section, Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL 62703. Holmes A. Semken, Jr., Department of Geosciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242. Alisa J. Winkler, Department of Geological Sciences, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75275, and Department of Cell Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390." Review Citations:

Choice 07/01/2004 pg. 2075 (EAN 9780253342683, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Schubert, Blaine W Blaine is Research Associate in Geology. Contributor Bio:  Mead, Jim I Jim I. Mead is Professor of Geology and Paleontology and Director of the Quaternary Sciences Program at Northern Arizona University. Contributor Bio:  Graham, Russell Wm Russell is Chief Curator and Head of the Collections and Research Branch, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Denver Museum of Nature & Science.