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Pleistocene mollusks from western Cuba

1935; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 9; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

1937-2337

Horace G. Richards,

Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond

Pleistocene mollusks from twelve localities in Matanzas and Pinar del Rio provinces, Cuba are listed and interpreted as indicating little change in climate. Four new forms are described., In January, 1933, I had the opportunity of making a brief visit to a number of Pleistocene localities in the provinces of Matanzas and Pinar del Rio, Cuba.2 This work was done at the suggestion of Dr. Roy E. Dickerson, Chief Geologist of the Atlantic Refining Company of Cuba. To Doctor Dickerson and the staff of the company I am deeply indebted for much valuable assistance in the field. In addition, I was very fortunate in having as a companion on several of my trips, Dr. Pedro J. Bermudez, who was kind enough to point out to me many interesting localities. Thanks are also due the Carnegie Museum of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for financial aid. A complete set of the Pleistocene fossils has been deposited in that museum.