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Degree Name
MS (Master of Science)
Program
Geosciences
Date of Award
8-2012
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Jim Mead
Committee Members
Steven C. Wallace, Blaine W. Schubert
Abstract
Researchers at the GFS, Washington County, Tennessee through the wet screening of nearly 100%of the sediment excavated at the site, recovered an extensive collection of anuran fossil elements. Until recently, these specimens have not been analyzed. The purpose here is the examination, description, and identification of all non-ranid anuran (frogsand toads) material using the following elements: ilium, urostyle, maxilla, frontoparietal, and last sacral vertebra. Anurans identified include Scaphiopus wardorum(extinct spadefoot toad), Bufo terrestris(southern toad), B. cf. B. marinus(giant neotropical toad), three morphotypes of Hyla(tree frogs), and Pseudacris cf. P. brachyphona(mountain chorus frog). Occurrence of these Anura support a paleoecological environment described as warm, moist, and wooded.
Document Type
Thesis - restricted
Recommended Citation
Schattauer, Sarah Ann, "Non-Ranid Anurans of the Mio-Pliocene Gray Fossil Site, Tennessee" (2012). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 1454. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1454
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.