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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