01544nas a2200157   4500008004100000245007900041210006900120300001200189490000700201520103600208653002301244653001801267653002101285100002201306856005801328       2006                        eng d00aStrabismus and Pseudofossils: A Case Study of Rudolf Ruedemann (1864-1956)0 aStrabismus and Pseudofossils A Case Study of Rudolf Ruedemann 18  a239-2500 v253 a<p>Rudolf Ruedemann (1864-1956), fourth State Paleontologist of New York, was an internationally renowned and well-respected paleontologist. Throughout his long and productive career, he named, described, and figured more than six hundred fossils. Some of those fossils have not stood the test of time, having succumbed to the usual paleontological process of being synonymized, often because the material is poorly preserved or distorted. There are, however, a surprisingly large number of his fossils that are of inorganic origin, that is, they are pseudofossils. Evidence has been discovered that indicates he may have had the eye condition known as strabismus. The major alternative hypothesis, that he knew the fossils were pseudofossils and that he established the species to prove preconceived ideas, as well as minor alternatives, concerning his ego, or his judgement, are demonstrated to be implausible. It is recommended that his collections be re-studied and that this possible eye condition be taken into account.</p>
10ahistory of science10apseudofossils10aRudolf Ruedemann1 aTollerton, V., P.  uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.17704/eshi.25.2.x561k546681536l400470nas a2200109   4500008004100000245008600041210006900127260002100196653001700217100002200234856010400256       2004                        eng d00aPaleontology of the Lower Utica Shale at Rural Grove, Montgomery County, New York0 aPaleontology of the Lower Utica Shale at Rural Grove Montgomery   aAlbany, New York10apaleontology1 aTollerton, V., P.  uhttps://www.nysm.nysed.gov/staff-publications/paleontology-lower-utica-shale-rural-grove-montgomery01418nas a2200181   4500008004100000245013400041210006900175300001200244490000700256520083100263653001501094653001601109653001701125653001901142100002201161700000501183856004801188       2004                        eng d00aSummary of a Revision of New York State Ordivician Eurypterids: Implications for Eurypterid Paleoecology, Diversity and Evolution0 aSummary of a Revision of New York State Ordivician Eurypterids I  a235-2420 v943 a<p>The record of Ordovician Eurypterida from New York State, USA, is shown to be largely false. Twenty-nine species in 17 genera are here recognised as pseudofossils, reducing by more than 75% the total number of named Ordovician eurypterid taxa. Consequently, 10 families now have their first occurrence either later in the Ordovician or in the Early Silurian. The implications for eurypterid palaeoecology, diversity and evolution are not as straightforward as would be expected from such a drastic taxonomic revision. All Ordovician eurypterids are now known to occur in shallow-water, near-shore shales or fine-grained carbonates. Diversity measures indicate that the end-Ordovician extinction event appears to have had less effect on eurypterids than previously known, and their turnover is level in the Ordovician.</p>
10aArthropoda10aChelicerata10adistribution10aEarly Silurian1 aTollerton, V., P.1 a  uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S026359330000064X