Leonard R. Brand

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Within the field of geology, Brand is best known for his research suggesting that fossil tracks in the Grand Canyon's Coconino Sandstone point to underwater deposition, rather than desert wind deposition of dry sand. ["Geology Today", vol. 8(3), May–June 1992, pp, 78–79 (Wet tracks).] [Monastersky, R., 1992. "Wading newts may explain enigmatic tracks." "Science News", vol. 141 (1), p. 5.] [Brand, L.R. and Tang, T., 1991. "Fossil vertebrate footprints in the Coconino Sandstone (Permian) of northern Arizona: Evidence for underwater origin." "Geology", vol. 19, pp. 1201–1204.]

Brand received his Ph.D. in Biology from Cornell University in 1970. He is presently a professor of biology and paleontology in the Department of Earth and Biological Sciences (School of Science and Technology) at Loma Linda University. He was the chair of the department until 2000. Brand is also a creationist and proponent of Intelligent Design. [Brand, Leonard R. "Faith, Reason, and Earth History: A Paradigm of Earth and Biological Origins by Intelligent Design." Andrews Univ. Press, 1997. ISBN 1883925150]

elected bibliography

*Brand, L. R., R. Esperante, A. V. Chadwick, O. Poma, and M. Alomia. 2004. "Fossil whale preservation implies high diatom accumulation rate in the Miocene-Pliocene Pisco Formation of Peru." "Geology", 32:165-168.
*Brand, L. R., M. Hussey, and J. Taylor. 2003. "Decay and disarticulation of small vertebrates in controlled experiments." "Journal of Taphonomy", 1(2):69-95.
*Brand, L., P. C. Murphey, and J. E. Haessig. In press. "Bedrock geologic map of the Linwood Canyon 7.5' Quadrangle, Sweetwater County, Wyoming." Wyoming State Geologic Survey Open File Map, 1 sheet (scale 1;24,000)
*Brand, L., P. C. Murphey, and J. E. Haessig. In press. "Bedrock geologic map of the Antelope Wash 7.5' Quadrangle, Sweetwater County, Wyoming." Wyoming State Geological Survey Open File Map, 1 sheet (scale 1:24,000).
*Esperante-Caamano, R., L. Brand, A. Chadwick, and O. Poma. 2002. "Taphonomy of fossil whales in the diatomaceous sediments of the Miocene/Pliocene Pisco Formation, Peru." pp. 337-343 In: De Renzi, M., M. Alonso, M. Belinchon, E. Penalver, P. Montoya, and A. Marquez-Aliaga (eds.). "Current Topics on Taphonomy and Fossilization." International Conference Taphos 2002. 3rd Meeting on Taphonomy and Fossilization, Valencia, Spain.
*Brand, L. R., H. T. Goodwin, P. G. Ambrose, and H. P. Buchheim. 2000. "Taphonomy of turtles in the Middle Eocene Bridger Formation, SW Wyoming." "Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology", 162:171-189.
*Buchheim, H. P., L. R. Brand, and H. T. Goodwin. 2000. "Lacustrine to fluvial flood-plain deposition in the Eocene Bridger Formation." "Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology", 162:191-209.
*Brand, L. R. 1996. "Variations in salamander trackways resulting from substrate differences." "Journal of Paleontology", 70:1004-1010.
*Brand, L.R., and J. Kramer. 1996. "Underprints of vertebrate and invertebrate trackways in the Permian Coconino Sandstone in Arizona." "Ichnos", 4:225-230.
*Brand, L. R. 1995. "An improved high-precision Jacob's staff design." "Journal of Sedim. Res.", A65:561.
*Brand, L. R. 1992. "Reply to comments on 'fossil vertebrate footprints in the Coconino Sandstone (Permian) of northern Arizona: evidence for underwater origin.'" "Geology", 20:668-670.
*Brand, L.R. and T. Tang. 1991. "Fossil vertebrate footprints in the Coconino Sandstone [Permian] of northern Arizona: evidence for underwater origin." "Geology", 19:1201-1204. Comments on this paper are in: "Science News", 141 (4):5, 1992; "Geology Today", 8 (3):78-79, 1992; and "Nature", 355:110, 9 Jan., 1992.
*Brand, L.R. 1997. "Faith, Reason, and Earth History: A Paradigm of Earth and Biological Origins by Intelligent Design." Andrews Univ. Press, 1997. ISBN 1883925150.

ee also

*Flood geology

References

External links

* [http://www.llu.edu/llu/grad/natsci/brand/leo.html Faculty homepage]