Show prof douglass finds important port t new ew fossils 0 S IMPORTANT MAMMALS POUND FOUND IN BROWNS PARK FORMATION A NEW k FIELD OP OF MUCH PROMISE during tho the recent exploration trip of 0 prof earl douglass famous an the discoverer of tho the most wonderful dinosaur fossil tied jed in the world near jansek and where for V the past eleven years be he baa has w worked or k d securing dec aring dinosaurs for the carnegie carz catle I 1 noti tuto of pittsburgh accompanied by loroy leroy kay hay who alo also has worked under prof douglass Dou glasa at the dinosaur quarry returned home he a last wook week prof douglass Dou glasa reports three very important discoveries ot at fossils fossil a in the browns park formation south of sunbeam jn in colorado the browns park formation extends from browns drowns park proper on the green river to nearly craig colo the finds consist of or a complete skull of at a small mammal about tho the size of a weasel the jaws jews at 0 two other mahals evidently about tho the size of a badger or small fox all of the animals belong to the cam or moat meat tearing type ho he also reports finding one tooth of a ruminating or grass eating animal in tho same fossil field prof douglass considers these finds of tho the greatest importance and stated the field has groat great promise for further exploration as this Is the tho first research work done in the browns drowns park section dr douglass stated it had not boon been determined by geologists to what geological age ago the browns park formation belonged but he thought probably to the miocene age to determine the ago of the formation 1 in which tho the fossils were found it will bo be necessary to r make anke extensive laboratory teata of the rocks in the uintah deposits in another section prof douglass found fragment fossils of mammals fish I 1 turtles and fresh water shells during the tho latter part of this or early next week they expect to ex aloro near the powder springs and white river sections where it Is expected new finds will be made |