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Loc. Z
Whipple Canyon - Chiefly in W½, SW¼, NW¼
sec. 25, T6N, R59W Judson Hills gqzd.
B sand 30-35' thick. Intermittent shell beds at top in transition to overlying shale. Many Ophiomorpha, Cressacia,
Tzucradiz, Nucula, Lunita? Euspira izquo
Deuteliun. Collection from W side draw
running S in W¼ SW¼ NW¼.
As in Big Draw the B sand only
fossiliferous in upper part where
shale interbeds begin to appear,
slabby concret masses also have
local shell 1zyous on surfaces.
Essentially same fauna. Very
izquo, Deuteliun conspicuous. Tzucradiz
most common bivalve locally,
Numerous Ophiomorpha, Czadum
is present but not common. Shark
tooth is usual.
Upper shale appears somewhat
thicker here than in big draw, has
some punky concretions in lower
part. Saw no fossils.
C sand at top have, no fossils
found in it.