Showing papers by "Randall F. Miller published in 1990"
TL;DR: New records for postglacial walrus, Odobenus rosmarus, from New Brunswick raise the number of documented specimens in the province to nine as mentioned in this paper, represented by partial or complete skulls.
Abstract: New records for postglacial walrus, Odobenus rosmarus , from New Brunswick raise the number of documented specimens in the province to nine. One of the previous reports was a tusk fragment, one was a partial cranium, one was an almost complete skeleton. Six new specimens are represented by partial or complete skulls. Three are from older collections of the New Brunswick Museum. Two of the most recent finds were dredged from the Bay of Fundy.
Walrus form part of a small Quaternary marine mammal fauna in New Brunswick. Three species of whale, beluga, narwhal and minke (?), as well as harp (?) seal and walrus, have been reported over the past century. However, only walrus and narwhal can be confirmed by existing specimens.
Marine mammal fossils from Quaternary deposits in New Brunswick demonstrate environmental requirements compatible with summer sea-surface temperatures postulated from earlier studies of littoral invertebrates. Radiocarbon dates associated with some of the marine mammals suggest they inhabited New Brunswick's coastal waters by at least 12,500 years B.P.
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La mention de nouveaux specimens du morse postglaciaire, Odobenus rosmarus , porte a neuf le nombre de ceux-ci connus au Nouveau-Bnmswick. Un fragment de defense, un cranium partiel ainsi qu'un squelette presque complet avaient deja ete mentionnes. Six nouveaux specimens sont represented par des cranes plus ou moins complets. Trois d'entre eux provierment de vieilles collections du Musee du Nouveau-Bnmswick. Deux des trouvailles recentes furent draguees dans la baie de Fundy.
Les morses font partie d'une faunule de mammiferes marins quaternaires au Nouveau-Bnmswick. Trois especes de baleine, des belugas, des narvals et des balenopteres, ainsi que des phoques (du Greenland?) et des morses ont fait l'objet de mentions au cours du siecle dernier. Cependant, les specimens en existence ne permettent de confirmer que les morses et les narvals.
Les fossiles de mammiferes marins des depots quaternaires du Nouveau-Bnmswick demontrent des besoins env iroraiemen-taux compatibles avec les temperatures estivales de la surface de la mer postulees a partir d'etudes anterieures des invertebres littoraux. Des datations radiochronologiques au C 14 associees a certains des mammiferes marins suggerent qu'ils habitaient le littoral du Nouveau-Bnmswick il y a au moins 12,500 ans B.P.
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TL;DR: Foulis, like his contemporary Abraham Gesner, was an extraordinary man whose interest in natural science and invention led him down a rocky path as discussed by the authors. Unfortunately, both Foulis and Gesner met with frustration as they attempted to explore and exploit the geological riches of New Brunswick.
Abstract: Robert Foulis, like his contemporary Abraham Gesner, was an extraordinary man whose interest in natural science and invention led him down a rocky path. Unfortunately, both Foulis and Gesner met with frustration as they attempted to explore and exploit the geological riches of New Brunswick. The invention of an illuminating fuel distillation process and the right to mine albertite, a bitumen found at Albert Mines, New Brunswick, proved to be the bane of both men.
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TL;DR: The discovery of the holotype of the supposed sponge Cyathospongia(?) eozoica Matthew in the collections of the New Brunswick Museum completes a search for two doubtful Precambrian "sponges" described in this article.
Abstract: Discovery of the holotype of the supposed sponge Cyathospongia(?) eozoica Matthew in the collections of the New Brunswick Museum completes a search for two doubtful Precambrian "sponges" described ...
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