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 *Hoyt, J. H. 1970. Development and migration of barrier islands, 

 northern Gulf of Mexico: discussion. Geological Society of 

 America Bulletin 81:3779-3782. 



Discusses formation of barrier islands in the northern Gulf of 

 Mexico. Specific areas mentioned include the Chandeleur Islands, 

 Grand Gosier Island, Galveston Island, Laguna Madre Island, Padre 

 Island, and Horn Island. 



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Hunter, R. E., and K. A. Dickinson. 1970. Map showing landforms 

 and sedimentary deposits of the Padre Island portion of the South 

 Bird Island, 7.5-minute quadrangle, Texas. U.S. Geological Survey, 

 Miscellaneous Geological Investigations, Map 1-659, scale 1:24,000. 



The text summarizes geologic history of Padre Island and pre- 

 sents description of landforms, sediments, and sedimentary pro- 

 cesses. 



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*Price, W. A. 1971. Environmental impact of Padre Isles development. 

 Shore and Beach 39(2) :4-10. 



This article assesses the environmental impact of a residential 

 development on Padre Island, Texas. 



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Schmidly, D. J. 1972. First record of Cuvier's dolphin from the 



Gulf of Mexico with comments on the taxonomic status of Stenella 



frontal is . Journal of Mammalogy 53(3) :625-628. 



Two of twelve dolphins stranded along approximately 60 miles 

 of Gulf beach within the Padre Island, Texas, seashore were 

 identified as S_. frontalis Cuvier, 1829, and represent first 

 records of this species in the Gulf of Mexico. 



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Shirley, T. C. 1974. Planes cyaneus Dana, 1852 (Decapoda Grapsidae), 



from Padre Island, Texas: A new record for the Gulf of Mexico and 



the North Atlantic. Crustaceana 26(1) :107-108. 



This article focuses on the fact that two specimens of F\ cyaneus 

 collected from North Padre Island, Texas, are the first to be re- 

 corded from the Gulf of Mexico and the North Atlantic Ocean. 



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