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My wife and I took the 90 minute drive south to visit the Texas Through Time museum in Hillsboro, TX yesterday. I met the director, Andre Lujan, in Tucson this year. The museum is housed in the historic Grimes Garage. It was built in 1917 (I think) and was the first garage/filling station with indoor restrooms. The museum is small but there are plans in the works for an expansion. If all goes through, it will be quite a facility in such a small town. The museum features fossils from 1800’s Texas, so this includes modern Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. It is arranged in a clockwise manner starting with Paleozoic and ending in the Pleistocene. My absolute favorite specimen on display is a nearly complete Ptychodus. Andre has really engaged the community and provides all kinds of events to engage kids and give them something safe and educational to do. There’s not even an admission fee.
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While visiting family member in Central Texas, I couldn't resist stopping by roadcut next to the Interstate 35. Road crews are adding lanes so they were cutting lots of shoulder next to the highway embankments. I'm finding Inoceramus and giant clams measuring about 3 to 4 feet across. I have also seen similar giant clams in the DFW Austin Chalk layer, but this one looks almost intact.
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Hillsboro paleontologist finds new dinosaur in West Texas
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Fossil of new dinosaur discovered in Texas by Hillsboro paleontologist, KWTX, April 22, 2019 https://www.kwtx.com/content/news/Fossil-of-new-dinosaur-discovered-in-Texas-by-Hillsboro-paleontologist--508882331.html New Dinosaur Discovered in Texas, Now What Should We Call It, Stryker, The 1063 Buzz, April 22, 2019 https://1063thebuzz.com/new-dinosaur-discovered-in-texas-now-what-should-we-call-it/ Yours, Paul H.- 1 reply
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