Historical Perspective of Early Twentieth Century Carboniferous Paleobotany in North America

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Historical Perspective of Early Twentieth Century Carboniferous Paleobotany in North America

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Geological Society of America

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https://doi.org/10.1130/MEM185

Geological Society of America

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9780813711850

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January 01, 1995

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Foreword

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Paul C. Lyons

Paul C. Lyons

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https://doi.org/10.1130/MEM185-pvii

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Photographs of Contributors to the William Culp Darrah Memorial Volume

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William Culp Darrah (1909–1989): A portrait

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Elsie Darrah Morey;

Elsie Darrah Morey

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Paul C. Lyons

Paul C. Lyons

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https://doi.org/10.1130/MEM185-p1

Abstract

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William C. Darrah’s European experience in 1935: Paleobotanical connections and stratigraphic controversies

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Elsie Darrah Morey

Elsie Darrah Morey

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https://doi.org/10.1130/MEM185-p23

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Correspondence and plant-fossil exchanges between William C. Darrah and European paleobotanists (1932–1951)

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Elsie Darrah Morey;

Elsie Darrah Morey

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Paul C. Lyons

Paul C. Lyons

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https://doi.org/10.1130/MEM185-p35

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History of significant collections of Carboniferous (Mississippian and Pennsylvanian) plant fossils in museums of the United States

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Elsie Darrah Morey;

Elsie Darrah Morey

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Richard L. Leary

Richard L. Leary

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https://doi.org/10.1130/MEM185-p59

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PORTRAITS OF SELECTED EUROPEAN PALEOBOTANISTS
- Wilhelmus Josephus Jongmans (1878–1957): Paleobotanist, Carboniferous stratigrapher; and floral biogeographer
  
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  Robert H. Wagner;
  
  Robert H. Wagner
  
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  H. W. J. van Amerom
  
  H. W. J. van Amerom
  
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  https://doi.org/10.1130/MEM185-p75
  
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- Walther Gothan (1879–1954): Botanist, geologist, and teacher
  
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  Winfried Remy;
  
  Winfried Remy
  
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  Renate Remy;
  
  Renate Remy
  
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  Wolfgang Hartung
  
  Wolfgang Hartung
  
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  https://doi.org/10.1130/MEM185-p91
  
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- Paul Bertrand (1879–1944): French paleobotanist
  
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  Jean-Pierre Laveine
  
  Jean-Pierre Laveine
  
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  https://doi.org/10.1130/MEM185-p99
  
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- Carl Rudolf Florin (1894–1965): A pioneer in fossil-conifer studies
  
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  Elsie Darrah Morey
  
  Elsie Darrah Morey
  
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  https://doi.org/10.1130/MEM185-p119
  
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- Marie Stopes (1880–1958): The American connection
  
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  W. G. Chaloner
  
  W. G. Chaloner
  
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  https://doi.org/10.1130/MEM185-p127
  
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PORTRAITS OF SELECTED NORTH AMERICAN PALEOBOTANISTS
- David White (1862–1935): American paleobotanist and geologist
  
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  Paul C. Lyons;
  
  Paul C. Lyons
  
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  Elsie Darrah Morey
  
  Elsie Darrah Morey
  
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- Reinhardt Thiessen (1867–1938): Pioneering coal penologist and stratigraphic palynologist
  
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  Paul C. Lyons;
  
  Paul C. Lyons
  
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  Marlies Teichmüller
  
  Marlies Teichmüller
  
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  https://doi.org/10.1130/MEM185-p149
  
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- Elias Howard Sellards (1875–1961): Paleontologist, geologist, and anthropologist
  
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  Elsie Darrah Morey;
  
  Elsie Darrah Morey
  
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  Alicia Lesnikowska
  
  Alicia Lesnikowska
  
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  https://doi.org/10.1130/MEM185-p163
  
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- Maxim Konrad Elias (1889–1982)
  
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  Alicia Lesnikowska
  
  Alicia Lesnikowska
  
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  https://doi.org/10.1130/MEM185-p169
  
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- Adolf Carl Noé (1873–1939): Pioneer in North American coal-ball studies
  
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  Elsie Darrah Morey;
  
  Elsie Darrah Morey
  
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  Paul C. Lyons
  
  Paul C. Lyons
  
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  https://doi.org/10.1130/MEM185-p175
  
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- Fredda Doris Reed (1894–1988): Educator and paleobotanist
  
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  Thomas N. Taylor
  
  Thomas N. Taylor
  
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  https://doi.org/10.1130/MEM185-p183
  
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- Walter Andrew Bell (1889–1969): Canadian paleobotanist and earth scientist
  
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  Erwin Lorenz Zodrow
  
  Erwin Lorenz Zodrow
  
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  https://doi.org/10.1130/MEM185-p187
  
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- James Morton Schopf (1911–1978): Paleobotanist, palynologist, and coal geologist
  
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  Aureal T. Cross;
  
  Aureal T. Cross
  
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  Robert M. Kosanke;
  
  Robert M. Kosanke
  
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  Tom L. Phillips
  
  Tom L. Phillips
  
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  https://doi.org/10.1130/MEM185-p203
  
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- Chester A. Arnold (1901–1977): Portrait of an American paleobotanist
  
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  Richard A. Scott
  
  Richard A. Scott
  
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  https://doi.org/10.1130/MEM185-p215
  
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- Charles Brian Read (1907–1979): American paleobotanist and geologist
  
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  Sergius H. Mamay;
  
  Sergius H. Mamay
  
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  Sidney R. Ash;
  
  Sidney R. Ash
  
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  Paul C. Lyons
  
  Paul C. Lyons
  
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  https://doi.org/10.1130/MEM185-p225
  
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- Leonard Richard Wilson (1906–): Palynologist, paleobotanist, and geologist
  
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  Robert M. Kosanke;
  
  Robert M. Kosanke
  
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  Aureal T. Cross
  
  Aureal T. Cross
  
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  https://doi.org/10.1130/MEM185-p237
  
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- Henry Nathaniel Andrews, Jr. (1910–): Paleobotanist, educator; and explorer
  
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  Tom L. Phillips;
  
  Tom L. Phillips
  
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  Patricia G. Gensel
  
  Patricia G. Gensel
  
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  https://doi.org/10.1130/MEM185-p245
  
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THE AMATEUR COLLECTORS
- Frederick Oliver Thompson (1883–1953): Amateur collector and patron of paleobotany
  
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  Elsie Darrah Morey
  
  Elsie Darrah Morey
  
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- George Langford, Sr. (1876–1964): Amateur paleobotanist and inventor
  
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  Richard L. Leary
  
  Richard L. Leary
  
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- John Edward Jones (1883–1957): Pioneer in coal-mining safety and generous collector of fossil plants and animals
  
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  Michael D. Henderson
  
  Michael D. Henderson
  
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SPECIAL PAPERS REFLECTING W. C. DARRAH’S INTEREST OR INFLUENCE
- Early to mid-twentieth century floral zonation schemes of the Pennsylvanian (late Carboniferous) of North America and correlations with the late Carboniferous of Europe
  
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  Paul C. Lyons;
  
  Paul C. Lyons
  
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  Erwin L. Zodrow
  
  Erwin L. Zodrow
  
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  https://doi.org/10.1130/MEM185-p277
  
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- The Stephanian of North America: Early 1900s controversies and problems
  
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  Paul C. Lyons;
  
  Paul C. Lyons
  
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  Robert H. Wagner
  
  Robert H. Wagner
  
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  https://doi.org/10.1130/MEM185-p293
  
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- Early and mid-twentieth century coal-ball studies in North America
  
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  Tom L. Phillips;
  
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  Aureal T. Cross
  
  Aureal T. Cross
  
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  https://doi.org/10.1130/MEM185-p315
  
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- Taphonomic and sedimentologic characterization of roof-shale floras
  
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  Robert A. Gastaldo;
  
  Robert A. Gastaldo
  
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  Hermann W. Pfefferkorn;
  
  Hermann W. Pfefferkorn
  
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  William A. DiMichele
  
  William A. DiMichele
  
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  https://doi.org/10.1130/MEM185-p341
  
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- History and development of Carboniferous palynology in North America during the early and middle twentieth century
  
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  Aureal T. Cross;
  
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  Robert M. Kosanke
  
  Robert M. Kosanke
  
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  https://doi.org/10.1130/MEM185-p353
  
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