Smithsonian Institution Archives

Website Records, 2016

Summary

Collection ID:
SIA.FA17-346
Creators:
National Museum of Natural History
Dates:
2016
Languages:
English
Physical Description:
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

Descriptive Entry

Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of a section of the Department of Paleobiology website dedicated to Joseph Augustine Cushman, known as the father of American micropaleontology. Cushman was a pioneer in the use of foraminifera to support oil exploration in North America, developing a classification method that for the first time allowed foraminifera to be used for borehole correlation. The website section, crawled December 1, 2016, section provides biographical information, contributions to science, and information about related collections at the National Museum of Natural History. Materials are in electronic format.

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 17-346, National Museum of Natural History, Website Records

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Cushman, Joseph A. (Joseph Augustine), 1881-1949 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Paleobiology Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Paleontologists Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Museums -- Public relations Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Micropaleontology Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Foraminifera, Fossil Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Petroleum -- Prospecting Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Petrology -- North America Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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