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I don’t post on this forum and much as I probably should so here’s to changing that. Had quite the eventful afternoon hear in the Dallas area in the Eagle Ford. Found the most crabs I have ever found in my life, no ID on any of these but feel free to give me your thoughts. This was the first find of the day and got me stoked for what else I might be laying around this sight. Within 5ft of the first find I found another decapod. This was when I realized what I was in for, Crabapaloza! These next two were found within 2ft of each other. The next surprise was this assortment of fish bone, this is my first time finding any bone at this location and is currently the oldest bony material in my possession. Along with the visible fish bone was another vertebra not pictured and what I believe to be a small lobster or shrimp barely visible. A reoccurring theme, this carapace was found not to far from the fish bones as well For about 20-30ft of the exposure there wasn’t much, but again, I found more crab, center of palm, along with a gastropod shell and two pieces of ammonite, in this shape I typically don’t collect them but are a good example of the shape most ammonites and baculites are in. At this point things started to slow down, but again, another decapod. And again not to far from the last fossils, another crab and a decent ammonite, for the area, within 3ft of each other. And yet another decapod for the bag And at last, on my way back and on the way out, I gave a quick look behind where I inserted into the exposure and to my surprise, one last crab, including parts of its legs. I don’t get to this site too often, as it’s quite out of the way for me, (and is wishy-washy in its production rate) so when I do go, I make the most out of it - and today I can’t say I’m displeased at all.

I found my 2nd and 3rd gastropods in the Eagle Ford, but these are unique (to me). Especially one that I found right along the Trinity River in western Dallas County TX. it’s almost glass-like on portions of it and I kept thinking it was still wet due to the reflection. I also found a nice handful of ammonites but I’ll post that elsewhere. I finally met my match with the cold water..I still got in up to my ankles. 🤣😬 any ideas on the gastropods?

I found this tooth, and a bunch of other shark, fish, and ptychodus teeth in a creek in central Austin, Texas. I'm still trying to assess the age of the rock and better understand the geology of the area. I noticed a glint in the matrix while at home and gently wiggled it free. It really stood out as different. It's very curved, has a tiny cusp, and a line at the base. I'm still learning so I'm hoping to identify this tooth. Any ideas? Thank you in advance!

According to geologic map this location belongs to Austin Chalk. This is a construction site, the rock color change from tan to gray. I found this specimen in the gray shale like matrix. Is it a baby Ptychodus tooth? I have never seen a flat top before

I'm still breaking down shale chunks that I brought home from the Martin Marietta quarry in Midlothian, TX. Site covers the Atco contact between the Eagle Ford shale & the Austin Chalk formations. Lots of micro stuff in there. Here are my latest tiny finds. Scale in all photos is in millimeters. Pycnodont fish tooth. Thanks to Mike Everhart for the ID! Ptychotrygon sp. ray tooth #1 Ptychotrygon sp. ray tooth #2 Vertebra, I suspect fish of some type or other, That's the offbeat stuff. Most of the rest is all shark teeth in varying condition. Haven't gotten photos of those yet, too big for my micro camera.

Eagle ford shale formation/ NW Dallas, TX 635 and belt line. Sorry if image isn't too clear .