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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1985
Page
4
Paleontologists warn Syracuse area quarry sites reveal Devonian sea life and urge protection of Jamesville Quarry and other fossil-rich areas. SU experts cite simple geology, rich beds, and accessibility for amateurs with basic tools, noting private land access limits and teaching options.
A 1600 acre burn of dead fir in northern Ontario aims to test nuclear winter ideas. Canadian and American researchers with Defense Nuclear Agency used napalm like fuel, creating smoke rising past 20 000 feet and drifting 50 miles. Forester cautions results not definitive but notes smoke did not mix with water and that particles rise to 15 000 feet.
Surgeons at Philadelphia Children's Hospital amputated the 16 month old boy James Mitchell's useless right foot, reshaped it, and transplanted it to his right arm to function as a hand. Born without a right tibia, his arm was also underdeveloped with a single finger. The foot, altered by microsurgery to resemble a hand, is expected to grow with him and retain most hand capabilities.
The Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Tennessee known as K-25 has shut down after four decades. About 1,800 workers will be laid off with some transferred to the Y-12 weapons plant and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Remaining stockpiles will be sent to DOE plants in Paducah Kentucky and Piketon Ohio for processing.
Scientists digging in Riversleigh Queensland report fossils of at least 60 prehistoric species from 15 million years ago. The limestone graveyard spreads over 46.5 miles of ranch, preserving rich deposits including a fossilized platypus brain and remains of bats possums and other native animals.
The American Dental Association plans a nationwide ID scheme using a small plastic disk bonded to a back tooth. The disk would be glued with resin, read by a magnifier, and carry a 10 digit number plus toll free number for information.
New York's state fossil is the eurypterid or sea scorpion a relative of the horseshoe crab and distant cousin of lobsters and king crabs. Once a predator in an ancient sea that covered much of New York today it is a prized find for fossil hunters across Western and Central New York. It ranged 10 to 20 cm though some reach nearly six feet and lived from the Early Ordovician to the Medial Permian. In New York eurypterid fossils are abundant in Bertie Dolostone from Erie to Herkimer counties.
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