Mineral resources of the Petaca Pinta Wilderness Study Area, Cibola County, New Mexico

1989 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New Mexico ◽  
Mineral Resources

Fourth notice of transfer of specimens figured by Rousseau H. Flower

1991 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 337-337
Author(s):  
Donald L. Wolberg
Keyword(s):  
New Mexico ◽  
Mineral Resources ◽  
Smithsonian Institution ◽  
National Museum

This is the fourth in a series of notices recording the transfer of fossils described by Rousseau H. Flower (1913-1988) (Wolberg, 1990a, 1990b, 1990c). It was Rousseau's expressed wish that this material be reposited in the Smithsonian Institution/U.S. National Museum. Similarly, the New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources is concerned that the fossils be adequately cared for and readily available to those scientists with an interest in the material.

Sixth notice of transfer of specimens figured by Rousseau H. Flower

1991 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 339-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald L. Wolberg
Keyword(s):  
New Mexico ◽  
Major Part ◽  
Mineral Resources ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Study Material ◽  
Fossil Material

Rousseau h. flower (1913-1988) collected and published widely in paleontology during a career that spanned more than 50 years. Although Rousseau did significant paleontological work while employed elsewhere, the major part of his career was spent at the New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources (NMBM&MR), a career that included a decade of work after his formal retirement (Wolberg, 1988). During his life, Rousseau built a very large fossil collection based upon his own field work., materials other scientists referred to him for study, material sent to him by serious amateurs, and collections Rousseau borrowed from other institutions and was unable to return before his death. The NMBM&MR is attempting to find and return all borrowed material. Similarly, we intend to transfer much described fossil material to major repositories with appropriate facilities for their maintenance in order to make the fossils available to as many interested students as possible. The guidelines for the transfer of this material were set by Rousseau before his death.

Third notice of transfer of cephalopods described and figured by Rousseau H. Flower

1990 ◽  
Vol 64 (6) ◽  
pp. 1042-1043 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald L. Wolberg
Keyword(s):  
New Mexico ◽  
Small Proportion ◽  
Mineral Resources ◽  
Professional Community ◽  
Smithsonian Institution ◽  
National Museum ◽  
The World ◽  
To Receive

Rousseau H. Flower (1913-1988) described and figured more than hundreds of fossil taxa, collected throughout the world, during his long and colorful career (Wolberg, 1988). Most of the fossils Flower worked with remain at the New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources (NMBM&MR). Not surprisingly, given his interests in worldwide distributions of cephalopods and other groups, a rather small proportion of the fossils Rousseau worked with throughout his career were collected in New Mexico; a large proportion of the fossils actually belong to other institutions. The NMBM&MR continues to receive requests for published specimens and is making every effort to return loan material. The NMBM&MR also believes that the professional community would be best served by maintenance of the Flower/NMBM&MR fossils in a national repository. It was Rousseau's wish that the Smithsonian Institution/U. S. National Museum serve as one of the repositories of the NMBM&MR collections.

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