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I reposted Xavier Panades I Blas' request on the SKOLITHOS listserver and
received a few replies from ichnologists. As these may be of general
interest, they are compiled below.
Another source of information is Radek Mikulas (Czech Geological Survey),
who wrote on an Eocene woodpecker nest found in the Czech Republic.
("Mikulas" is spelled with an acute accent over the "a" and an upside-down
carat over the "s".)
The latest issue of Scientific American includes an article on measures of
the efficiency of networking. Today I think we are doing rather well.
Andrew K. Rindsberg
Geological Survey of Alabama
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[May 14, 2002]
Depending on where you sit in the bird/dinosaur tree, there may be several
Mongolian birds nests (Oviraptor, traditionally seen as a non-avian
dinosaur, in the eyes of some, now qualifies as a bird).
Carl Mehling
Collections Assistant
Division of Paleontology
American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West @79th Street
New York, NY 10024
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[May 15, 2002]
Hi all,
regarding the presence of bird nests in the fossil record, just a brief
note: last month I have investigated a bird nest in a large driftwood from
the Miocene of Bavaria (to be published soon) - I'm not quite sure yet
whether it is a woodpecker (Picidae), barbet (Capitonidae, Lybiidae,
Megalaimidae) or tit (Paridae) boring...
Best wishes,
Markus
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Markus Bertling, Ph.D.
Museum Curator and Collection Manager
Geologisch-Palaeontologisches Institut und Museum
Pferdegasse 3
D- 48143 Muenster
Germany
e-mail: bertlin@uni-muenster.de fax: ..49 - 251 - 83 248 91
phone: ..49 - 251 - 83 239 42
http://www.uni-muenster.de/Geomuseum/
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[May 15, 2002]
Hi,
With Tom Bown, we had found a possible woodpecker nest in one of the
petrified forests of the Fayum Depression (Egypt). We have never described
it, but it was illustrated (I think) in the the CD of the USGS with the
photoglossary of ichnofossils.
Cheers
Jorge
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Dr. Jorge F. Genise
Museo Paleontologico Egidio Feruglio
Av. Fontana 140
9100 Trelew, Chubut
ARGENTINA
Phone and fax (54) (2965) 432100
jgenise@mef.org.ar
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[May 15, 2002]
Hi all:
That reference is:
Hasiotis, S. T., Bown, T. M., and Abston, C. 1994. Photoglossary of marine
and continental ichnofossils, volume 1. U. S. Geological Survey Digital
Data Series (DDS) Publication, CD-ROM disc, DDS-23.
I am not sure if the woodpecker trace is in there, but it is worth
checking...
Cheers,
Steve
Dr. Stephen T. Hasiotis
The University of Kansas
Department of Geology
1475 Jayhawk Blvd.
120 Lindley Hall
Lawrence, KS 66045-7613
Office 785.864.4941
Fax 785.864.5276
hasiotis@ku.edu
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