2 Feb 2020 - Explored some old and new areas in Young County, Texas.
This is a spot way out in the county. I collected many
Heliospongia sp. sponges which were heavily fragmented but mostly
complete. |
This is a Placid Shale locality in Jack County I explored the week before
on 26 Jan 2020. I came back to collect
more of the Heliospongia sponges. |
Sponge locality
![](fieldtrips/2020-02-02/2020-02-02-090151-150.jpg) |
More sponges bits found
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Reconstructed sponges:
![](fieldtrips/2020-02-02/2020-02-03-163817-150.jpg) |
Here's an older Finis Shale locality
in Young County that we took DPS many years ago. |
South side:
![](fieldtrips/2007-07-01/7-01-2007-0043-150.jpg) |
North side:
![](fieldtrips/2007-07-01/7-01-2007-0042-150.jpg) |
North side:
![](fieldtrips/2007-07-01/7-01-2007-0041-150.jpg) |
Archaeocidaris sp. echinoid plate
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Archaeocidaris sp. echinoid plate
![](fieldtrips/2020-02-02/2020-02-02-113416-150.jpg) |
Archaeocidaris sp. echinoid plates and
spines
![](fieldtrips/2020-02-02/2020-02-02-104631-150.jpg) |
A hill near Possum Kingdom Lake: |
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Highway 180: |
![](fieldtrips/2020-02-02/2020-02-02-153731-150.jpg) |
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