TY - JOUR
T1 - The Lubbock Lake Landmark Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene paleoichthyofauna, Southern High Plains of Texas (USA)
AU - Johnson, Eileen
AU - Hill, Frederick C.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors greatly appreciate the helpful comments of Dr. Christopher Jurgens (Texas Water Development Board, Austin) on the manuscript and technical assistance of the curatorial staff of the Museum of Texas Tech University, in particular Tara Backhouse (Documentation Specialist) for the figures. Any errors in interpretation, however, are those of the authors. The fish remains were generated primarily during the 1973 through 1979 field seasons funded by the National Science Foundation (SOC-14857; BNS76-12006; BNS76-12006-A01; BNS78-11155), National Geographic Society, Texas Historical Commission (National Register Program), Moody Foundation (Galveston), Center for Field Research (EARTHWATCH), City and County of Lubbock, West Texas Museum Association (now the Museum of Texas Tech University Association), and the Museum of Texas Tech University. Excavations were conducted under Texas Antiquities Code permit #36 and all collections generated are housed at the Museum of Texas Tech University, held in trust for the people and state of Texas. This manuscript represents part of the ongoing Lubbock Lake Landmark regional research program into late Quaternary climatic and environmental change on the Southern Plains.
PY - 2008/7
Y1 - 2008/7
N2 - The Lubbock Lake Landmark is located on the Southern High Plains of Texas in Yellowhouse Draw that is part of the upper Brazos River basin. The Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene Lubbock Lake fish assemblages represent the first known Quaternary paleoichthyofauna for the Southern High Plains. None of the remains show evidence of cultural utilization. Their significance lies in their record and paleoenvironmental information. The fish assemblages come from two strata from different locations within the Landmark. Of the 845 elements recovered, 184 (22%) are identifiable to family or lower level. The elements overall represent seven families, seven genera, and six species. The presence of most taxa is expected but two taxa have considerable range extensions and at least one was not known to inhabit the Brazos River basin historically. These disharmonious faunal elements have a retreat pattern to the southeast and northeast today. The fish fauna reflects the overall vertebrate record at the Landmark that indicates extensive regional changes occurring in the late Quaternary climates and ecosystems that have led to modern conditions.
AB - The Lubbock Lake Landmark is located on the Southern High Plains of Texas in Yellowhouse Draw that is part of the upper Brazos River basin. The Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene Lubbock Lake fish assemblages represent the first known Quaternary paleoichthyofauna for the Southern High Plains. None of the remains show evidence of cultural utilization. Their significance lies in their record and paleoenvironmental information. The fish assemblages come from two strata from different locations within the Landmark. Of the 845 elements recovered, 184 (22%) are identifiable to family or lower level. The elements overall represent seven families, seven genera, and six species. The presence of most taxa is expected but two taxa have considerable range extensions and at least one was not known to inhabit the Brazos River basin historically. These disharmonious faunal elements have a retreat pattern to the southeast and northeast today. The fish fauna reflects the overall vertebrate record at the Landmark that indicates extensive regional changes occurring in the late Quaternary climates and ecosystems that have led to modern conditions.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.quaint.2007.09.023
DO - 10.1016/j.quaint.2007.09.023
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:44649105740
SN - 1040-6182
VL - 185
SP - 12
EP - 25
JO - Quaternary International
JF - Quaternary International
IS - 1
ER -