tylergile Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 (edited) Good Afternoon Y'all! Took the pup out to one of my favorite spots this morning and came across this odd ball. Never seen anything like it. It was in a part of the creek that had been washed out from all the rain yesterday. No markings on it or shell impressions. In the same area i come across mostly those bottle cap looking shells and a nice little bit of coral if that helps. Found in Austin, TX down near the pleasant valley bridge on the east side. Thanks for the help! Edited April 5, 2020 by tylergile Solved, added name of gastropod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Gastropod steinkern. Internal cast of a marine snail. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tylergile Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 Awesome!!! Thank you, never found something like this, I'm stoked! 1 minute ago, erose said: Gastropod steinkern. Internal cast of a marine snail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 25 minutes ago, tylergile said: Awesome!!! Thank you, never found something like this, I'm stoked! You might find this old thread interesting: I never did get a good candidate for the specific gastropod which donated to my steinkern The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tylergile Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 Thanks! It looks like it is a Tylostoma tunidum. Found this website : https://www.txfossils.com/gastropods-hood-county . Seems to fit perfect. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 7 minutes ago, tylergile said: Thanks! It looks like it is a Tylostoma tunidum. Found this website : https://www.txfossils.com/gastropods-hood-county . Seems to fit perfect. Thank you!!! In some previous incarnation I used to hunt fossils in Bull Creek off Spicewood Springs road. Not all that successful, but I have some great memories of walking the creekbed with my Dad and my dogs. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 1 hour ago, tylergile said: Thanks! It looks like it is a Tylostoma tunidum. Found this website : https://www.txfossils.com/gastropods-hood-county . Seems to fit perfect. Comanche Peak is older. The creek in east Austin exposes Upper Cretaceous beds. It may be the genus Tylostoma, but not that species. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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