Preliminary look at bivalve ranges through the Kellwasser events of the Upper Devonian in the Appalachian Basin.
For this project, I went out into the field and collected many different specimens of bivalves. I then had to identify these different specimens preferably down to their species level, but some specimens are not preserved well enough and genus level identification was then used. Next, I had to organize the occurrences of these different species to see who survives the late Devonian mass extinction. After compiling this data, I am able to create a sort of clear sense on what bivalve lineages survive or don't survive both Kellwasser events.