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Mammoth tooth reveals beast once walked around Austin, Texas Laura Geggel, Live Science, August 30, 2017 http://www.foxnews.com/science/2017/08/30/mammoth-tooth-reveals-beast-once-walked-around-austin-texas.html Yours, Paul H.
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Had to call it something. This thing creeped me out when I first saw it. I knew what it was and yes I was not leaving that area without it. Just a holey piece of limestone but it sure does look strange upper jaw, nose, eyes .... This type of stone can be found around Lake Travis near Austin Texas. Often referred to as lugs. My wife swears it is looking at her. I wonder where she got that impression? Jess B.
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Dear members of the fossil forum, I have bought this vertebra with limited information, and I was hoping that someone here might know more about this vertebra, as in what genus and species it is, and perhaps a better defined findspot. It is said to have come from the Austin Chalk Formation, Santonian, Texas. the seller did not know more about it, nor did he know from whom he acquired it. for some reason none of the vertebrae I have seen from the austin chalk have got this colour, and also it seems that from the santonian of texas no plesiosaurs have been described yet? in older and younger layers i see Libonectes, Elasmosaurus and Styxosaurus, but they come from Turonian and Campanian layers. Perhaps someone here can help me, or knows a researcher who is specialised in plesiosaurs (elasmosaurs?)? Thanks in advance, Sander
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I hesitate to ask about this one because it's so strange and ugly...surely just an odd rock? I found the two pieces in front of my house on the creek bank about a foot apart. The pieces don't fit together perfectly, but I saw no other pieces around that looked the same, so I grabbed them both. I found a lot of fossils today and photographed even more that were impossible to move, but none as odd looking as this one. I'm sorry that I don't yet know how to give a good description of where I am, formation wise. Glen Rose has been suggested. I am just a few miles north of Dripping Springs TX, west of Austin. I did attempt to search for similar things but, to be honest, I couldn't think of a term to use to describe it. Any suggestions?
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Hello all, First post here. I've read the FAQ's and I believe I understand post guidelines. I think I'm in the right place for ID help...apologies in advance if I bungle this. I'm looking for help in determining what this claw/horn/coral looking thing is that I found in my yard yesterday. I'm slightly west of Austin in northern Hays county. Looking at the Generalized Geologic Map of Texas, my area falls in the "Mesozoic: Lower Cretaceous (Comanche Series)". I won't pretend to know what that means, or if it is useful info to include here, but just in case... To describe where I found the rock: it was laying in my yard at the foot of a wooded limestone hillside. I have no idea how long it's been there. It was only partially buried. The property itself has been basically undisturbed for years. Incidentally, I found a nearly 100 year old unbroken Coke bottle on the ground nearby as well. (Not that one has anything to do with the other). Any help figuring out what it is would be greatly appreciated. Additional photos to follow.
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Calling all preparators... The Association for Materials and Methods in Paleontology is having its annual meeting April 19-22 in Austin, Texas. This is open to the public and will be of benefit for anyone who is interested in fossil preparation, conservation, collections management, or related areas can usually pick up some new tips, methods, ideas, and understanding of how and why preparators do what they do. http://paleomethods.org/2017-Annual-Meeting/Annual-Meeting.html
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Found this goofy stone in SW Austin. It's prolly nothing, but . . .
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Hi all! My son found this fossil in Pease Park, Austin ,TX, Travis County limestone. He wants to use it for our Christmas card! But we need to know what it is, so we can adjust the text on the card. It looks like an coilopoceras ammonite (see image below) , they are common in the region and the number of lines seems right, but someone in a fossil forum thought it was an echinoid, like a star fish? What could it be? Does anyone have an idea? Thank you!! Ammonites in the region:
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I find mossy verts and shark teeth in central TX creeks with some regularity, but haven't found a mosasaur tooth yet. Or have I? This was in a gravel bar on a creek in Austin TX. My first thought was a pterygoid tooth, or perhaps croc. 1.2cm long. ID help appreciated.
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The place I used to hunt for ammonites has been renovated, and now the creek is destroyed. I am looking for good places to find ammonites near Austin, Texas. If anyone knows any good places, please tell me the name and where it is.
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Hi all! My 6 year old son found this in a river bed in Austin, TX. We have a lot of limestone from the Cretaceous. He is so proud of his find! But we don't know what it is. Could anyone help us identify it?? He would be so thrilled. Thank you!
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I found this today at bull creek in Austin texas. I think it's s bone, it has layers and seems porus. I want to know if this is really a bone
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Hello all! I found this strange wavy rock in one of my Austin TX ponds. Anyone have a guess to what it is?
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Hello Forum! I recently went on a trip to Austin, TX and stopped by Bull Creek to do some fossil hunting. I came across several things, two of which I have posted here. The first fossil I found was sticking out of the side of the bank. It looks like it might be some kind of scute. The top and four sides have visible structure and are fairly smooth while the underside is very porous like it was ripped off. It is shaped a little like armadillo scutes I have seen. The second fossil appears to be a shell, but could someone tell me what kind? Thank you! Lauren
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I am thinking the second picture is an arrow head. However all of these are porous and were oddly shaped compared to all the rocks and limestone around it. I would love some opinions!
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Hello there, my name is Cameron and i'm starting this topic to have an open page for the flow of ideas and information about the possible formation of a Hill Country Fossil Club for San Antonio, Austin, and the surrounding areas . This idea has been proposed before on the forums, but it didn't work out, so i'm doing my best to pull everyone together to form some sort of club. It could be anything from an organized monthly meetup for group fossil hunting trips, guest speakers, etc. to a simple email list for members to invite a couple tag-alongs on their upcoming trips. However it takes shape, it'd be beneficial to alot of the central Texas members of the forum to form a local fossil community. So far, my idea is to maintain the facebook page created last time (for those who prefer facebook) and make an email and phone number list so each club member gets a reminder when someone plans an open-invite fossil hunting trip, or if there is a meeting coming up, or anything else of that nature. If interested in making a list, pm me your email and texting phone number with whatever name you like to be called. If alot of people prefer to meet first, thats fine too. Maybe we can make a field trip out of it. Just reply with your thoughts and let's all start exchanging ideas. If it doesnt work long-term again at least we have a few new locals to hunt with, lol.
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I've seen these before but cant locate the reference. Any help? The pointed one is about 6 inches long, the dome shaped one about half that. Thanks.
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I found this peculiar fossilized bone on my creek hike in Travis County, TX, yesterday. I've found a few creek-worn mosasaur vertebrae, but this bone is different. Take a look and tell me what you see. Mossy? Something else? More pics if needed for ID. Thanks for your time and consideration.
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Walking a dry section of Walnut Creek today, my eyes latched onto this piece amongst all the blowing leaves. It is 7.5cm long, 5.25cm at its greatest width. It resembles the mosasaur verts I've found nearby, but I suppose it could be something else. What do you think? Thanks for looking.
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Any Good Zoological References For The Cretaceous Period In Texas?
fishman1520 posted a topic in Questions & Answers
I'm doing a literature review paper for my high school, mainly on the cretaceous period in Texas (Austin) and I need some good resources that provide specific information; things like various food chains, what invertebrate species existed at that time in that area, etc. Anything from scholarly essays and journals, to books or magazines. As long as it is written by a professional with a PhD whom I could site in my paper for the info. -
Another find from Walnut Creek in Austin, TX, Cretaceous, Ozan Formation. Might this be a turtle scute? Osteoderm of some sort? What do you think?
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Over the weekend I found a small vertebra at the same place I found a larger one a while back. Cretaceous, Ozan Formation, downstream of where a friend found a mosasaur skeleton some time ago. Might these two creek-stomping finds be Mossy verts? Thanks!
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An ammonite I found in a rocky shoal of Walnut Creek in Austin, TX. What variety might it be? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
