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I went out to the North Sulfur River (NSR) yesterday and went down a particular feeder creek. Along the creek I kept finding clam shells that looked modern, but not like any fresh water clam that I’ve ever seen before. I have never seen this category of preservation of clams in the NSR or elsewhere in Texas for that matter. The formation out there is Ozan of the Cretaceous. If they are Cretaceous they are quite remarkably well preserved. There are 2 varieties of clams as best I can tell. There is the smaller one that is smooth and then the larger that have a wavy or ruffled shell. Both have fairly heavy, thick shells that are a beautiful soft pink/baige pearly color. Here are the smaller smooth ones. One up close. Here are the ones with wavy shells. I also found 2 modern fresh water clam shells that are common in Texas . Their shells are pretty thin and light. Anyway, can anyone tell me if the first 2 kinds are even fresh water? If so I have never seen a fresh water clam like them. I think they are Cretaceous, but I have never seen such preservation in Texas. Any thoughts or comments would be appreciated.
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I found this a few weeks ago in the North Sulfur River and would like to know if it is a fossil of some sort or just hématite or some other iron rich material. There is a fare amount of iron rich material in the NSR, but most of it is smooth and not bumpy like this. I’m inclined to think it’s not a fossil, but would like to confirm before I discard it.
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I found this in North Sulfur River Sunday. I think it is a bone fragment and it has 2 deep grooves on one side and 2 shallower grooves on the other that resemble bit marks to me. Do you think it is bone? Do those look like bite marks? This is from the end of the bone. It is hard to tell much because it appears to have matrix on the bottom or something. Side one with deep groves. Side 2 has shallower grooves.
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I found this yesterday at North Sulfur River. It was pretty amorphous looking, but I thought it might be a bone fragment or vertebra stuck in the mud. I took a chisel to the outside edge of the mud clump to see if I could crack the mud and pull some of it off. This is what it looks like. It looks a lot like reptile skin. It looks like some of the skin texture came off on the other piece. What on earth is this? I’m still trying to get the rest of the mud off only more carefully though. I think there may be a small bone in some of the mud around it too.
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I found this out at North Sulfur River last Saturday. I'm not sure if it's a fossil or just a rock. If it's a fossil I am thinking it could be part of a jaw fragment. In the middle of the widest part is a little white nub that could be part of a tooth, but I really am just guessing. Anyone have a more educated idea on it? the last pic is from the bottom
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This is also from the North Sulfur River today. I think they are some type of cast of a worm tunneling, but it's only a guess. Anyone care to educate me a little more about what they are?
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I went out to the North Sulfur River (NSR) again today. I have a few things I have questions about. I think this is a concretion, but I've never seen one quite like this before and I've certainly never seen one remotely like it in the NSR. All the Red Zone stuff is pretty solid and monochromatic for the most part. This little piece is kind of pretty and cute.
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Can anyone tell me what type of animal or species this vertebrae is from? I found it in the North Sulfur River near Ladonia, TX, which I think is in the Ozan Formation.
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Hello all! Made my second visit to the North Sulfur River near Dallas TX and since I am not very familiar with that areas fossils, I have some things that I can't quite ID. I THINK some of them are specific things, but I'm not positive so would appreciate your feedback! I really wanted to find some mosasaur teeth but I don't think I did, with the exception of possibly number 17 which has an interesting "core" of white with the black around it. I know it kind of looks like a baculite, but I do know what baculites look like with their neat little "lego" style sutures, and this one has no suture lines or "locking" attachments. I hope hope hope it is a tooth! But if not, ah well. A really nice man named Bob gave me number 11 and said it was a mosasaur jaw fragment and I hope this is correct because then I will at least have a BIT of a mosie! I am also hoping that perhaps 8. is a turtle shell fragment? And I think that 18. is either a coprolite or a squashed gastropod. I can't tell. Oh, and another nice man named Mr. Cole said that 3. was coprolite. Is that accurate? (I met some really nice people at Ladonia) Let me know if you would like to see more specific photos of any numbered item. Thank you!! Oh, and I figured I might as well post the pic of things I do know what they are... Ammonites and Baculites and Oysters oh my (and gastros)
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North Sulphur River Trip. Mosassaur vert, Exogyra, bone fragments, and small arrowhead.
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Fun North Sulphur River fossil hunt in the normally picked over area at Ladonia TX. My hunting buddy found some great items also.
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Any help with ID is appreciated. Found in North Sulphur River Texas.
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I was in Texas a little over a month ago and visited the North Sulfur River while there. I found quite a few things that I haven't been able to truly identify although I have some guesses. Could these be filled in burrows? Or are they something else entirely. One of them has a piece of Baculite sticking out of the end. The scale is inches.
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Look what I got in today.
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Fairly new fossil & arrowhead hunter. I mainly hunt the North Sulphur River in East Texas. So far I've found Mosasaur teeth, Mastodon tooth enamel, Exogyra by the carload, arrowheads, Mosasaur paddle bones, Baculites of all colors and sizes among other cool fossils. I'm always up for a good weekday hunt while I'm home from offshore if anyone is interested in going.
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I found this in some Red Clay Matrix from the North Sulfur River... Was wondering who or what it came from...
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Hello fellow collectors. I just joined Fossil Forum. While doing a search on Google, I came across this website and found topics and helpful information related to my geographic region and decided that it was a good time to join a group. I've been collecting since I found my first ammonite at the age of 8. It's been an adventure that has led me on several amazing hikes and long days of searching. I'm looking forward to posting as well as finding posts that educate me further as a collector. See you in the field!!!
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Better Picks Of The Bloat And Float Dino North Sulphur River
kknight posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
I got around to taking better shots of the dino bone I posted about a few weeks back.
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I found this in the river a few weeks back. It looks like the lower jaw of some fish. The teeth on both sides have been flattend.
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