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Whiskey Bridge - Faunal Community - Most Common Species, And Other Info (Updated 28 August)

Here are the top common species and counts at WB, as per Emerson's book. Coral - Turbinolia pharetra 1000 (common, ranges from 5mm and up) Bivalve - Anomia lisbonensis 1000 (fairly large) Bivalve - Barbatia (Barbatia) uxorispalmeri 1000 Bivalve - Notocorbula texana 1000 Gastropod - Latirus moorei 1000 Gastropod - Polinices aratus 600 (very common snail, as a Naticid, drills holes in prey) Bivalve - Vokesula smithvillensis petropolitana 500 Gastropod - Buccitriton texanum 500 (v

steve p.

steve p.

Whiskey Bridge - Links And Documents (Updated 22 August)

There is quite a bit of Whiskey Bridge reference material available online. Here are my favorites: Geology Related Links Good description of the geology of the location. Helps you understand the Eocene environment and the forces that caused the sediments to be deposited. Locally here.Yancy1995-2.pdf Here is an easier to read (but much less info) summary of the Stone City member of the Crocket Group. Locally here. OutcropDescription.pdf Fossil Info or Photos Photos of commonly fou

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