Additions to the Pleistocene Mammal Faunas of South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia - (Transactions of the American Philosophical Society)
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- The Southeastern area of the U.S. is one of the richest vertebrate fossil localities on the east coast of North America & was recognized as such by Louis Agassiz during his first visit to Charleston in 1847 when he saw the first collection of fossils accumulated by local planter Francis Holmes.
- Author(s): Albert E Sanders
- 152 Pages
- Nature, Fossils
- Series Name: Transactions of the American Philosophical Society
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The Southeastern area of the U.S. is one of the richest vertebrate fossil localities on the east coast of North America & was recognized as such by Louis Agassiz during his first visit to Charleston in 1847 when he saw the first collection of fossils accumulated by local planter Francis Holmes. Holmes was made curator of The Charleston Museum in 1850 & spent the following years writing books on paleontology & leading the way in developing the mining of phosphate near Charleston. Sanders reports discoveries of vertebrate fossils near Charleston & Myrtle Beach, S. Carolina, & in Brunswick County, N. Carolina, which have provided new records of 37 Pleistocene mammal taxa on the Atlantic Coastal Plain. Maps. Black & white illustrations.Dimensions (Overall): 10.0 Inches (H) x 7.0 Inches (W) x .44 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.11 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 152
Genre: Nature
Sub-Genre: Fossils
Series Title: Transactions of the American Philosophical Society
Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press
Format: Hardcover
Author: Albert E Sanders
Language: English
Street Date: January 1, 2002
TCIN: 1006242264
UPC: 9780871699251
Item Number (DPCI): 247-11-5843
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.44 inches length x 7 inches width x 10 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 1.11 pounds
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