Charles Moore and Late Triassic vertebrates: history and reassessment

Geological Curator Pub Date : 2019-12-01 DOI:10.55468/gc1479
C. Duffin
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Ilminster-born Charles Moore (1815-1881) was an indefatigable West Country geologist who made significant and wide-ranging contributions to the science, both in terms of the material he collected and his publications. Following his permanent move to Bath in 1853, Moore collected extensively in Late Triassic rocks, amassing a rich haul of fossil vertebrate specimens. A pioneer of bulk sampling, his fossil vertebrate collection from the Rhaetian fissure infills at Holwell, Somerset has provided much research material for subsequent study; Holwell is now the type locality for several Late Triassic mammaliaforms, reptiles (lepidosaurs) and chondrichthyans. His collection of vertebrate remains from the Arden Sandstone Formation (Carnian Age) at Ruishton has never been fully described, but contains some significant material including isolated xenacanth and hybodont shark's teeth, dorsal fin spines and cephalic spines. The objective of this present paper is to raise the profile of Moore's work on late Triassic vertebrate fossils, to highlight his innovative approach to bulk collecting, and to assess the scientific importance of his collections in both historical and modern contexts.
查尔斯·摩尔与晚三叠纪脊椎动物:历史与重新评估
出生于伊明斯特的查尔斯·摩尔(1815-1881)是一位不知疲倦的西部地质学家,他在收集的材料和发表的文章方面对科学做出了重大而广泛的贡献。摩尔于1853年永久移居巴斯后,广泛收集了晚三叠世的岩石,积累了丰富的脊椎动物化石标本。作为散装取样的先驱,他从萨默塞特郡霍维尔的雷蒂亚裂缝填充物中收集的脊椎动物化石为后续研究提供了许多研究材料;Holwell现在是几种晚三叠世哺乳动物、爬行动物(鳞翅目龙)和软骨鱼类动物的类型所在地。他在Ruishton的Arden砂岩组(卡尼期)收集的脊椎动物遗骸从未被完整地描述过,但其中包含一些重要的材料,包括分离的xenacanth和hybodon鲨鱼的牙齿,背鳍棘和头棘。本文的目的是提高摩尔在晚三叠纪脊椎动物化石方面的工作的知名度,突出他在批量收集方面的创新方法,并评估他的收藏在历史和现代背景下的科学重要性。
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