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Date: Thursday, September 23, 1999 7:49 AM
Subject: Re: Bristlecone Pine and fossil shells
>In regards to extant molluscan "species" both Crepidula plana and
>Macrocallista maculata are found in the Lower Miocene Chipola formation
>(approx. 20 million years) in the Florida panhandle.
>
>Michael Reagin
>Easton, PA
Michael:
Do you have any references re: mollusks in the fossile record.I'm interested
in how fossilized mollusks can be used to determine historical data such as
weather, population dynamics etc.
Many thanks
Hank Foglino