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Went on a trip with Dallas Paleo Society to a Moss Creek site on private land. just ran a small batch of the matrix that I brought back. These are the "bigs", size reference is about 4 pieces per inch. Just finished this batch yesterday and haven't had a chance to do any id work yet. Variety of shark teeth Fish teeth Vertebra Cool and unique teeth Completely unknown More cool and unique (at least to me) Any help is appreciated as always! Hope you enjoy!
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So a couple of weeks ago, I, along with my younger brother, decided to embark on our first field trip with the Dallas Paleontological Society. The destination was Moss Creek, a decently sized waterway on private property that feeds into the NSR. Just like in the main river, we were seeking a red layer exposure of the Ozan Fm (though I read that this red layer is different from the one at the river). This site is famous for its abundance of marine microfossils, namely shark/fish teeth. One of the people on the trip was a researcher (Shawn Hamm) who is currently finishing up a paper on this very
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The Dallas Paleo Society just had their annual field trip to the great Finis shale exposure at Lake Jacksboro. Roz and I went and I recognized DPS regulars BobWill, PollyM, JohnC, MarkM, and a few fairly new people. The group was about 15 adults and several kids but most everyone left pretty early except us and 2 others. I found 5 shark teeth (3 types) in various levels of complete-ness (typical) and a few really good invertebrate shells. This gorgeous large "Worthenia" was the first thing I spotted: brachiopod: "Conularia": "Brachycycloceras" (not the current name): "Petalo
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Brownwood Texas Trip: Brachiopods, Bbq And Oh My....my 1St Trilobite!
Nenando posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
So, come down on the DPS trip to Brownwood they say. Make some new friends, find some cool stuff and eat some good food. Boy were they ever right! Met Mike, Paul, Nanette to name but a few; great bunch o' people. Can't wait to post my pics...my 1st Crinoids and my 1st ever trilobite! Stay tuned for the pics coming soon!
