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 Richard S. Laub PhD EDUCATION 1966 BA. Queens College of the City University of New York 1968 M.S. in paleontology and paleoecology at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. 1976 PhD. University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, "The corals of the Brassfield Formation (Middle Llandovery) in the Cincinnati Arch region. CURRENT RESEARCH Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene paleoecology and archaeology of the Northeast. Current efforts are mostly directed toward the excavation and study of the Hiscock Site, Byron, New York, a project that began in 1983. Led excavation of the Doerfel mastodon site (Springville, N.Y.), 1997-1998. PUBLICATIONS Monographs 1979 - The corals of the Brassfield Formation (Mid- Llandovery; Lower Silurian) in the Cincinnati Arch region: Bulls. Amer. Paleontol., vol. 75, no. 305, 475 pp., 42 pls., 11 text-figs., 9 tables. Books edited 1988 - (edited with NORTON G. MILLER and DAVID W. STEADMAN), Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene Paleoecology and Archeology of the Eastern Great Lakes Region: Proceedings of the Smith Symposium, held at the Buffalo Museum of Science, October 24-25, 1986: Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences Bulletin, vol. 33, v + 316p. 2003-The Hiscock Site: Late Pleistocene and Holocene Paleoecology and Archaeology of Western New York State: Proceedings of the Second Smith Symposium, held at the Buffalo Museum of Science, October 14-15, 2001: Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences Bulletin, vol. 37, x +327p. Book Chapters 1992 - On disassembling an elephant: anatomical observations bearing on Paleoindian exploitation of Proboscidea, p. 99-109, In John W.Fox, Calvin B. Smith, and Kenneth T. Wilkins (eds.), Proboscidean and Paleoindian Interactions: Baylor Univ. Press, Waco, 233 p. 1994 – (with CATHERINE A. DUFORT AND DONNA J.CHRISTENSEN), Possible mastodon gastrointestinal and fecal contents from the late Pleistocene of the Hiscock Site, western New York State, p. 135-148 In E. Landing (ed.), Studies in Stratigraphy and Paleontology in Honor of Donald W. Fisher: N.Y. State Museum Bulletin, no. 481, vii + 380 p.. 1994 - The Pleistocene/Holocene transition in western New York State: fruits of interdisciplinary studies at the Hiscock Site, p. 155-167 In Robert I. MacDonald (ed.), Great Lakes Archaeology and Paleoecology: Exploring Interdisciplinary Initiatives for the Nineties: Quaternary Sciences Institute Publ. 10, ix + 441 p. 1996 - The masticatory apparatus of the American mastodon (Mammut americanum), p. 375-405, In Kathlyn M. Stewart and Kevin L. Seymour (eds.), Palaeoecology and Palaeoenvironments of Late Cenozoic Mammals - Tributes to the Career of C.S. (Rufus) Churcher. University of Toronto Press, Toronto, xxxi + 675 p. 1998 - Misleading stratigraphic relationships at the Hiscock Site (late Quaternary, western New York State), p. 193-202, In Ernst E. Both (convenor), Contributions to the Natural Sciences and Anthropology; a Festschrift in Honor of George F. Goodyear. Bull. Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences 36, xi + 288 p. 2002 – The Paleoindian presence in the Northeast: a view from the Hiscock Site, p. 105-121. In Kurt W. Carr & James M. Adovasio (eds.), Ice Age Peoples of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (in coop. with the Pennsylvania Archaeological Council), viii+166 p.
1972 - The auloporid genus Cladochonus M'Coy, 1847: new data from the New York Devonian: J. Paleontol., vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 364-370, 1 pl. 1975 - The ancestry, geographical extent, and fate of the Brassfield coral fauna (Middle Llandovery, North America): Bulls. Amer. Paleontol., vol. 52, no. 3, pp. 273-286 1977 - Location of some previously-lost crinoid and blastoid type specimens from the Middle Devonian of New York State: J. Paleontol., vol. 51, no. 5, pp. 1046-1047. 1978 - Axial torsion in corals: J. Paleontol., vol. 52, no. 3, pp.737-740. 1981 - Repository change for hypotypes of Cladochonus M'Coy species (Tabulata: Moniloporidae): J. Paleontol., vol. 55 no. 5, p. 1005. 1986 - (with DAVID W. STEADMAN and NORTON G. MILLER), The Late Quaternary Hiscock Site, Genesee County, New York: progress report: Current Research in the Pleistocene, vol. 3, pp. 22-23. 1990 - The Hiscock Site (Western New York): Recent developments of Pleistocene and early Holocene interest: Current Research in the Pleistocene, vol. 7, pp. 116-118. 1993 - Positional and ordinal identification of the teeth of Mammut americanum: Current Research in the Pleistocene, vol. 9, p. 105-108. 1996 - The Hiscock Site (western New York): Recent developments in the study of the late-Pleistocene component: Current Research in the Pleistocene, 12:26-29 1996 - (WITH JOHN TOMENCHUK) - New insights into late-Pleistocene bone technology at the Hiscock Site, western New York State: Current Research in the Pleistocene, 12:71-74 (1995 issue) 1996 - (WITH JOHN TOMENCHUK AND PETER L. STORCK) - A dated mastodon bone artifact from the late Pleistocene Hiscock Site: Archaeology of Eastern North America 24:1-17. 1997 – Taphonomic effects of tree-falls: examples from the Hiscock Site (late- Quaternary, western New York State): Current Research in the 1997 - (WITH JOHN H. McANDREWS) - Pleistocene giant beaver (Castoroides ohioensis) from the Hiscock Site, western New York State: Current Research in the Pleistocene, 14:143-145 1998 - (WITH K.B. TANKERSLEY & K.D. SCHLECHT) – Fluoride dating of mastodon bone from an early Paleoindian spring site: Journal of Archaeological Science 25(8):805-811. 1998 – (WITH GARY HAYNES) – Fluted points, mastodons, and evidence of late-Pleistocene drought at the Hiscock Site, western New York State: Current Research in the Pleistocene 15:32-34. 1999 – Did female mastodons have mandibular tusks?: Current Research in the Pleistocene 16:124-125. 1999 – (WITH JOHN H. MCANDREWS) - Beaver (Castor canadensis) and mastodon (Mammut americanum) in a late-Pleistocene spruce forest, western New York State: Current Research in the Pleistocene 16:139-140. 2000 – A second dated mastodon bone artifact from Pleistocene deposits at the Hiscock Site (western New York State): Archaeology of Eastern North America, 28:141-154. 2000 – (WITH KEVIN P. SMITH) – The late-Pleistocene/early Holocene transition in western New York: a re-examination of the Ritchie-Fitting Hypothesis: Current Research in the Pleistocene, 17:75-78. 2001 – Observations on damage to mastodon ribs at the Hiscock Site (western New York State): Current Research in the Pleistocene, 18:86-88.
1976 - The holotype of Favosites favosus (Goldfuss, 1826): Fossil Cnidaria, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 9-11. 1983 - An annotated tabular key to the higher taxa of the rugose corals: Fossil Cnidaria, vol. 11, no. 2 (dated 1982), pp.9-15. 1983 - Edward J Buehler, 1916-1982: Fossil Cnidaria, vol. 11, no. 2 (dated 1982), p. 7. 1983 - An annotated list of New York Silurian corals: Fossil Cnidaria, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 4-11.
1982 - God and Science: The Explorer (Cleveland Mus. Nat. Hist.), vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 12-15 (Popularized discussion of current controversy between religious and scientific approaches to understanding our world). 1985 - The natural history curator: a personal view: Curator,vol. 28, no. 1, pp 47-55. 1986 - Comments and Responses: Curator, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 238-240 (response to comments by Paul R. Greenhall, pp. 237-238 of same issue, on Laub's 1985 article in this journal) Abstracts 1983 - Lichenaria W. & S. and the early history of the 1988 - Collection management at the Buffalo Museum of Science (Abstr.): Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections, 1988 Annual Meeting, Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh, Program and Abstracts, p. 22 1989 - (with WILLIAM L. PARSONS), Artist and Paleontologist at the Buffalo Museum of Science: Fruits of a symbiotic relationship (Abstr.): Geological Society of America, 1989 Ann. Mtg., Abstracts with Programs, vol. 21, no. 6, p. A218. 1992 - The masticatory apparatus of the American mastodon (Mammut americanum) (Abstr.): J. Vert. Paleontol., vol. 12, suppl. to no. 3, p. 38-39 1994 - The Paleoindian record at the Hiscock Site (western New York): its nature and context (Abstr.): Society for American Archaeology, Abstracts for 59th Ann. Mtg. 1995 - The Pleistocene archaeological record of the Hiscock Site (western New York State) and its geological context (Abstr.): Society for American Archaeology, Abstracts of 60th Ann. Mtg., p. 118. 1996 - Some aspects of the late Quaternary geological, paleontological and archaeological record at the Hiscock Site (Genesee Co., New York): Geological Society of America, Northeastern Section, Abstracts with Program, 31st Ann. Mtg., vol. 28, no. 3, p. 75. 1996 - (WITH DANIEL C. FISHER), Developmental and attritional stages of Mammut americanum mandibular tusks (Abstr.): J. Vert. Paleontol., vol. 16, suppl. to no. 3, p. 47A. 1999 – Did female mastodons have chin-tusks?: J. Vert. Paleont. 19 (suppl. to 2000 – The Paleoindian presence at the Hiscock Site (western New York State): Society for American Archaeology, Abstracts of 65th Ann. Mtg., p. 196. 2001 – The Hiscock Site: structure, stratigraphy and chronology: Smith Symposium II, “The Hiscock Site: Late Pleistocene and Holocene Paleoecology and Archaeology of Western New York State,” Buffalo Museum of Science, Program and Abstracts, p. 13-14. 2001 – The Pleistocene fauna of the Hiscock Site: Smith Symposium II, “The Hiscock Site: Late Pleistocene and Holocene Paleoecology and Archaeology of Western New York State,” Buffalo Museum of Science, Program and Abstracts, 2001 – (WITH ARTHUR E. SPIESS) – What were the Paleoindians doing at the Hiscock Site?: Smith Symposium II, “The Hiscock Site: Late Pleistocene and Holocene Paleoecology and Archaeology of Western New York State,” Buffalo Museum of Science, Program and Abstracts, p. 14-15. Conference proceedings 1983 - The Silurian coral biostratigraphy of New York: pp.9-34 in J.E. Sorauf & W.A. Oliver Jr., (editors), Silurian and Devonian corals and stromatoporoids of New York: 4th International Symposium on Fossil Cnidaria, August 1983, Washington D.C., 180 pp. 1983 - Corals of the Gasport Formation (Silurian: Upper Wenlockian) at Lockport, New York: a field guide: pp. 141-156 in J.E. Sorauf & W.A. Oliver Jr. (editors), Silurian and Devonian corals and stromatoporoids of New York: 4th International Symposium on Fossil Cnidaria, August 1983, Washington D.C., 180 pp. 1984 - Lichenaria Winchell & Schuchert, 1895, Lamottia Raymond, 1988 - (with MARY F. DEREMER, CATHERINE A. DUFORT, and WILLIAM L. PARSONS), The Hiscock Site: A rich late Quaternary locality in Western New York State, pp. 67-81 in R. S. Laub, N.G. Miller, and D.W. Steadman (editors), Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene Paleoecology and Archeology of the Eastern Great Lakes Region: Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences Bulletin, vol. 33, v + 316p. Popular articles
1977 - Dinosaurs: A new look at old bones: Collections (Bflo. Soc. Nat. Sci.), vol. 56, nos. 3-4, pp. 45-56 (Popularized discussion of new ideas on the behavior, habitats and physiology of dinosaurs as currently debated in the literature) 1977 - The other ice ages: Collections (Bflo. Soc. Nat. Sci.), vol. 57, nos. 1-2, p. 14 (Popularized discussion of pre-Pleistocene glacial periods of global extent) 1979 - Understanding Triceratops: Collections (Bflo. Soc. Nat. Sci.), vol. 59, nos. 1-2, pp. 3-15 (Detailed, popularized look at Triceratops and the ceratopsian dinosaurs) 1984 - Byron Expeditions yield rich array of animal fossils: Collections (Bflo. Soc. Nat. Sci.), vol. 64, no. 8, pp.1, 5-7. 1985 - The big bone bonanza at Byron: The Epoch (State Univ. of N.Y., Buffalo, Alumni Newsletter), no. 9, pp 1-4 1986 - The third Byron Dig: Uncovering an Ice Age treasurehouse: Collections (Bflo. Soc. Nat. Sci.), vol. 66, no3, pp. 6-7 1987 - The fourth Byron Expedition: Collections (Bflo. Soc. Nat. Sci.), vol. 67, no. 3, pp. 7, 8 1988 - The fifth Byron Expedition: Collections (Bflo.. Soc. Nat. Sci.), vol. 68, no. 3, pp. 3, 8 1988 - A museum dinosaur expedition: Collections (Bflo. Soc. Nat. Sci.), vol. 68, no. 5, p. 7 1988 - A remarkable fossil acquisition: Collections (Bflo. Soc. Nat. Sci.), vol. 68, no. 6, p. 7 1989 - Byron VI: 1988 field results at the Hiscock Site: Collections (Bflo. Soc. Nat. Sci.), vol. 69, no. 3, pp. 5, 6 1990 - Results of the 1989 excavation at the Hiscock Site: Collections (Bflo. Soc. Nat. Sci.), vol. 70, no. 3, pp. 6-7 1992 - Dinosaurs: fifteen questions and answers: Topics (Bflo. Soc. Nat. Sci.) 1993 - A window on the Ice Age: The Epoch (Alumni Newsletter, State Univ. of New York at Buffalo, Dept. of Geol.), p. 1-3 1993 - A 6,000-year-old dog from the Hiscock Site: Collections (Bflo. Soc. Nat. Sci.), 73(4):6 1995 - Excavation provides new insights: Collections (Bflo. Soc. Nat. Sci.), 75(3):6 1996 - Hiscock Site: Breaking news from the Ice Age: Collections (Bflo.Soc. Nat. Sci.), 76(3):3 Professional Meetings 1983 Lichenaria W. & S. and the early history of the tabulate corals: 4th International Symposium of Fossil Cnidaria, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C. 1986 The Hiscock Site: An unusually rich late Quaternary locality in western New York State: Smith Symposium, "Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene Paleoecology and Archeology of the Eastern Great Lakes 1988 Collection management at the Buffalo Museum of Science: Annual meeting of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections, Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh, Pa. 1991 The Pleistocene/Holocene transition in western New York State: fruits of interdisciplinary studies at the Hiscock Site:Presented at symposium on "Great Lakes Archaeology and Paleoecology: Exploring Interdisciplinary Initiatives for the Nineties," Quaternary Sciences Institute, University of Waterloo, 1992 The masticatory apparatus of the American mastodon (Mammut americanum): 52nd annual meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario. 1994 The Paleoindian record at the Hiscock Site (Western New York): its nature and context: Annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim, California. 1995 Geological context of the Hiscock Site, western New York State: Annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 1996 Developmental and attritional stages of Mammut americanum mandibular tusks: Presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, New York City (WITH DANIEL C. FISHER) 1996 Some aspects of the late Quaternary geological, paleontological and archaeological record at the Hiscock Site (Genesee Co., New York): Presented at the annual meeting of the Northeastern Section, Geological Society of America, Buffalo, N.Y. 1999 Did female mastodons have chin-tusks?: Annual meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Denver, Colorado 2000 The Paleoindian presence at the Hiscock Site (western New York State): Annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Philadelphia, Pa. 2001 The Hiscock Site: strucyture, stratigraphy and chronology: Smith Symposium II (Buffalo Museum of Science), Buffalo, N.Y. 2001 The Pleistocene fauna of the Hiscock Site: Smith Symposium II (Buffalo Museum of Science), Buffalo, N.Y. 2001 What were the Paleoindians doing at the Hiscock Site?: Smith Symposium II (Buffalo Museum of Science), Bufalo, N.Y. |
