Re: paleonet Seymour Island fossils

[LouElla Saul <lousaul@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Perhaps Dr. W. J. Zinsmeister, Purdue Univ., Indiana, would know.  He wrote a
book or two on Seymour Island fossils.  Or Dr. Jeffrey D. Stilwell.  Sorry I
don't e-mail address for either one.

LouElla Saul

Mike Everhart wrote:

> All,
> I recently had an inquiry regarding the discovery of fossils on Seymour
> Island by the Swedish explorer, Otto Nordenskiold in 1902-03...  Apart from
> the phrase, "he discovered fossils on Seymour and Vega islands...", I have
> found nothing else.
>
> A check of the BFV shows a number of paleo-papers were published by Otto
> Nordenskiold in the early 1900s, but none seem to deal with fossils from
> Seymour Island or Antarctica. Is anyone aware of what was discovered on
> Seymour Island or if the material was published?
>
> Please reply off list to mike@oceansofkansas.com
>
> Regards,
>
> Mike Everhart
> Adjunct Curator of Paleontology
> Sternberg Museum of Natural History
> Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS
> http://www.oceansofkansas.com