Nico Hauwert was also in attendance. I agree, it would be a great talk for TSA Spring Convention, and Chris is a very engaging speaker.
Among the other fauna so far identified in the cave is a dog, lizard, and extinct ground sloth. -- Jim On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 10:59 AM, Aimee Beveridge <[email protected]> wrote: > All: > > The meeting last night was very interesting. Cavers in attendance > included Rune Burnet, Susan Souby, Andrea Croskrey, Geoff Hoese, Jim > Kennedy and myself. > > Geoff has the contact information for Chris Bell and has already asked him > if he could present his findings on Phillips Cave in Crockett County at > Spring Convention. This is a cave that was mapped by Peter Sprouse, Sofia > Casini, Ryan Reed, Geoff Hoese and others in 2010(?). We all agreed last > night that Chris would be an excellent speaker at the TSA but he did say > that April is a busy month for him. > > Geoff and Peter gave a presentation on this cave at the UT grotto several > years ago I believe. > > The cave appears to be rich in Pleistocene fauna and will be an excellent > source for paleontology research for years to come. I recall that they have > so far identified bones of two birds (one quite large), snakes, numerous > rodents, skunks and their kin, horse, camel, and an extinct antelope. > Crash, what am I missing? > > The speakers expressed their gratitude to the cavers for notifying them of > the find nearly immediately after their visit and for the fine map. > > Aimee Beveridge > > > > Hint hint: it would be great to hear from one or both of these speakers at > the Spring TSA Convention. > > Diana > > > > > Good Morning Cavers: > > > > If you are in Austin today, there will be a cave paleontology > presentation at the Austin Geological Society Talk presented tonight at > 7:00 PM at the Bureau of Economic Geology located at 10100 Burnet Road, > building 130. The featured speakers will be Dr. Ernest Lundelius speaking > about "Contributions of Caves to Knowledge of Edwards Plateau History" and > Dr. Chris Bell on "New Ice-Age Fossils from Phillips Cave, Crockett County, > Texas" > > > > Cheers, > > Aimee Beveridge > > > > > >
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