Fish and Reptile Remains From the Late Eocene, Crow Creek Local Fauna, St. Francis County, Arkansas
Date of Graduation
Spring 1983
Degree
Master of Science in Biology
Department
Biology
Committee Chair
Don Moll
Abstract
A diverse late Eocene, lower vertebrate fauna is described based on collections made at the Crow Creek Quarry, in St. Francis County, Arkansas. Many of the taxa are reported from the late Eocene deposits of Arkansas for the first time. Paleoecological conditions evidenced by the vertebrate remains indicate deposition occurred under hyposaline conditions adjacent to warm marine waters. This is in agreement with earlier studies of associated molluscan remains and sporomorphs found within the region.
Subject Categories
Biology
Copyright
© James William Westgate
Recommended Citation
Westgate, James William, "Fish and Reptile Remains From the Late Eocene, Crow Creek Local Fauna, St. Francis County, Arkansas" (1983). MSU Graduate Theses/Dissertations. 123.
https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/123
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