JamieLynn Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 Okay, Fool's Gold and Sand Dollars, but hey, I prefer those anyways!!! So yesterday was my birthday and I had a 6 hour drive home from a convention I was working and thought, hey, I'm KIND OF close to a fossil hunting spot I had heard about so I took a short (two hour) detour to check it out to see if I could find anything. And oh my goodness did I. This is a very very small grown over spot in East Texas, down a back road. I came across this beauty first thing but left it since it was too shattered to try to retrieve, so it sits in situ as it should be. I hope nobody ever disturbs it. So this was my take home beauty -it's about 30mm (slightly bigger than a quarter). Happy Birthday to me! And the Gold: Fool's Gold! Athough it wasn't TECHNICALLY on my birthday, I found these last week, so close enough. I had been poking around a creek, hitting it in different spots to see what I could find and stumbled up on a stash of Pyrite encrusted Illymatogyra oysters! I had heard there were pyrite "ammonites" In this creek, but the person I think was no quite sure what they had as there were no ammonites, but hundreds of these amazing things!! 15 www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 And a happy birthday to you it is! Those pyritized oysters sure are little jewels! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted March 2, 2020 Author Share Posted March 2, 2020 Aren't they though?? I love them anyways, but to find them looking like they are covered in glitter?? Crazy. 1 www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facehugger Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 Never would have thought to look in east texas for fossils! Those are awesome! Happy belated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connorp Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 That's a pretty nice birthday haul! Those pyritized oysters are spectacular. Fingers crossed they last a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Great finds, Jamie! Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Happy Birthday! Glad you scored some nice "gifts". I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 1 hour ago, facehugger said: Never would have thought to look in east texas for fossils! Those are awesome! Happy belated. There are pockets of fossils, but they are rare! www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 3 hours ago, JamieLynn said: Illymatogyra oysters I probably would have thought ammonite (or maybe gastropod) at first glance as well, since I’m unfamiliar with these particular oysters. Thanks for sharing! They are very nice, and I learned something new. The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Nice finds. Love those pyritized specimens and the echinoid is beautiful. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 2 hours ago, FossilNerd said: I probably would have thought ammonite (or maybe gastropod) at first glance as well, since I’m unfamiliar with these particular oysters. Thanks for sharing! They are very nice, and I learned something new. Yes they look very ammonite-ish with that coil. I thought they were gastropods for a long time, but apparently they are indeed oysters. THey are very common here in Central Texas, but this is the first time i've seen them pyratized! This is what they look like usually: 2 www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Happy Birthday, JamieLynn!!! Beautiful finds!!! That sand dollar is gorgeous, and those glittery oysters are fabulous - congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Happy birthday nice finds too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 Thanks y'all!! www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Damned fine way to spend a birthday. Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Happy Birthday and thank you for posting the photos. Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Happy birthday mate. "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkdoctor Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Amazing post title Happy birthday! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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