Bulletin (Southern California Academy of Sciences) articles from August 2008

Bulletin (Southern California Academy of Sciences) archives from August 2008

A fossil skull of the extant blue marlin (Makaira nigricans Lacepede, 1802) from the late Miocene of Orange County, California.(Report)
August 1, 2008... Abstract.--A nearly complete fossil skull, including the rostrum, of blue marlin, Makaira nigricans Lacepede, 1802 (Perciformes: Xiphioidei: Istiophoridae), was collected from the Oso Member (latest Miocene) of the Capistrano Formation, Mission...

An initial carnivore survey of Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California.(Report)(Statistical data)
August 1, 2008... Abstract.--We established 42 carnivore detection stations in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, CA, in June 2007 to gather baseline information about wildlife species in the park. We documented the widespread presence of coyotes (Canis latrans),...

A new early Miocene species of Pogonias (Teleostei: Sciaenidae) based on Otoliths from California.(Report)
August 1, 2008... Abstract.--A new species of early Miocene croaker of the genus Pogonias (Perciformes: Sciaenidae) from the marine upper Olcese Sand, southeastern San Joaquin Valley, Kern County, California is described based on saccular (=sagittae) otoliths....

Southern California Academy of Sciences: May 2-3, 2008: California State University Dominguez Hills.(ANNUAL MEETING)(Conference notes)
August 1, 2008... Future SCAS Meetings 2009--Loyola Marymount U., Palos Verdes Acknowlegements The Southern California Academy of Sciences wishes to acknowledge the following organizations and people for their support of the 2004 Annual Meeting....