doc. 0315 WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 1893 COLLECTIONS MADE BY CHARLES A. ROSS The following collections were used in Charles A. Ross' 1965 Journal of Paleontology article "Late Pennsylvanian Fusulinidae from the Gaptank Formation, West Texas" vol. 39, p. 1151-1176. Section 26, bed 2 (26-2) 30-3 31-3 32-1* 26-8 30-6 31-8 32-11 (2 bags) 26-10B 30-10 31-13 32-12 28-1* 30-19 32-16 (?3 bags) 32-16 (=7-16-57-loc.7 (not 7-17-59-loc.7 & not [6753] (Leonard?)) *Not included in study - probably lacked fusulinids. 34-15 36-4 37-1 35-6 36-6 37-9 (8-20-57; 6683 35-7 36-7 37-9 (float) 35-10 37-11 37-12 6683 The publication locates the collections quite well. These samples were retained by Charles Ross from the main smaples for future reference. They are part of YPM accession [6683] Charles Ross had a note to me that he was still tracking 37-36b which may be from the lower part of the Hess facies. He was also trying to locate the source of samples 8-31-66-J and 8-31-66-O and -Q; probably southeastern Arizona. Bellingham, Washington 98225 (206) 676-3000