The Titanotherium Beds
Hatcher JB. 1893. The Titanotherium Beds. The American Naturalist. 27(315):204-221
In 1857 Meek and Hayden gave the name Titanotherium bed to the lowest member of the fresh water, Miocene, lake deposits of the White river, Bad Lands of Dakota and Nebraska. They named these beds from the genus Titanotherium, established by Leidy in 1852. This genus embraces the largest, most abundant, and most characteristic vertebrate fossils found in these beds. In 1870 Professor Marsh discovered, in northeastern Colorado, an exposure of these beds, farther south than they had then been reported. He then referred them to 'The true Titanotherium beds.' In 1877 Professor Marsh proposed the name Brontotherium. Since there can be no doubt that the Titanotherium bed M. and H., and the Brontotherium beds Marsh, are identical, and since the former has a priority of at least twenty years, it should be retained. In this paper the plural will be used, as expressing more nearly the true nature of the deposits.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Hatcher, J
- Units
- BADL
- Keywords
- Brontotherium, Geology, Miocene, Paleontology, Sediment, Titanotheres