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A troglobite (or, formally, troglobiont) is an animal species, or population of a species, strictly bound to underground habitats, such as caves.These are separate from species that mainly live in above-ground habitats but are also able to live underground (eutroglophiles), and species that are only cave visitors (subtroglophiles and trogloxenes). [1]
This list of the Paleozoic life of Texas contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Texas and are between 538.8 and 252.17 million years of age.
†Retaria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature †Rhabdiferoceras †Rhynchonella – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature †Ribeiria †Rioceras †Romeria – type locality for genus †Romeria prima – type locality for species
Texella reddelli, the Bee Creek cave harvestman, [3] is a rare species of troglobitic harvestman that was added to the United States endangered species list in 1988, at the same time as six other species native to the karst ecosystem in Travis County and Williamson County, Texas, USA.
Of the 33 species of bats in Texas, the Mexican free-tailed bat is the state's official flying mammal. The species is famous for its massive colonies in Texas, particularly under Austin’s ...
Ezell's Cave: 1971: Hays: private Houses at least 36 species of cave fauna. Enchanted Rock: 1971: Gillespie, Llano: state/Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife A classic illustration of a batholith and of the exfoliation process.
The Texas and Oklahoma red beds are sedimentary rocks, mostly consisting of sandstone and red mudstone. [8] The red color of the rocks is due to the presence of ferric oxide . [ 9 ] The rocks were deposited during the early Permian in a warm, moist climate, [ 10 ] with seasonal periods of dry conditions.
The Cokendolpher cave harvestman is an obligate cave dwelling species; they require subterranean habitats with high humidity and stable temperatures. [6] Karst cave habitats in Texas fulfill these conditions and are suitable environments for the Cokendolpher cave harvestman. This species lives in the space between rocks in karst caves.