�Hola!
Here's an article that I saw today about Twinkie's Cave in Comal County.
http://www.khou.com/news/Local-man-makes-prehistoric-discovery-in-his-own-backyard-125157069.html
Or http://tinyurl.com/3lynqxr
The text of the article is below.
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- Fofo
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SAN ANTONIO -- Somewhere in Comal County is a small parcel of private
land full of breathtaking views. Hidden amidst the beauty is a
mysterious entrance to the unknown.
Inside, there is not much space, and it quickly goes from dry to wet.
That�s because it's a cave full of spring-fed water. And there are
plenty of creatures living inside.
�There's a small colony of bats in there,� said William �BT� Price, who
owns the land.
Price bought the land where the hidden cave is located two years ago.
Now, he's a retired banker who's become an explorer of his own backyard.
The cave is at least a mile in length. Price and friends are constantly
pushing the limits by going into areas where the water and ceiling are
separated by inches.
�It can be very dangerous -- very, very dangerous -- if it's not done
right,� said Price.
Within the unknown lies a familiar treasure from prehistoric times:
fossils.
�Here's some pieces of mastodon teeth,� said Kurt Menking, who has
helped Price discover the fossils.
Some of the most exotic discoveries include an almost complete skull of
a Homotherium, an animal that was part of the saber-tooth tiger family.
Other remains are from beasts you only hear about in movies, like
10-foot-tall, 8,000-pound sloths.
Concordia University biology professor Laurence Meissner is just one of
a few professionals to verify the recent discovery.
�Yes, they're legitimate fossils. They lived in the late Ice Age.
Probably went extinct around 10 to 15 thousand years ago,� Meissner said.
Experts like Meissner said it�s very rare to find fossils in Texas,
especially animals like the Homotherium found in the local cave.
�It just gives us a record of the past. It tells us what life used to be
like 10 to 20,000 years ago and it shows there's been substantial change
in the environment here,� Meissner said.
Price said he plans to continue seeking more fossils in the area he�s
dubbed �Twinkie�s Cave,� named after his fianc�e�s dog.
Price�s long-term goal is to have the fossils preserved, then donate the
cave to either a caving group or to state-funded paleontology
organizations that have seen funding cuts due to budget woes.
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