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Rudists, perhaps. 

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Yep, Rudists. All packed together as a reef. Cretaceous Period. All just a SWAG since we are only assuming it is in fact from Texas.

 

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8 hours ago, Rockwood said:

Snail cake

I like this!

I am seeing also some snails. But perhaps there are also some rudists in the mix? I am not sure, though.

Franz Bernhard

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1 hour ago, FranzBernhard said:

I like this!

I am seeing also some snails. But perhaps there are also some rudists in the mix? I am not sure, though.

Franz Bernhard

The coiled shapes are internal casts of rudists.

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19 minutes ago, erose said:

The coiled shapes are internal casts of rudists.

Thanks, now I can recognize them! Oh well, so different from the hippuritids and radiolitites I am a little bit familiar with.

Franz Bernhard

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24 minutes ago, FranzBernhard said:

Thanks, now I can recognize them! Oh well, so different from the hippuritids and radiolitites I am a little bit familiar with.

Franz Bernhard

Look at the Caprinids and Requienids.

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1 hour ago, erose said:

The coiled shapes are internal casts of rudists.

:DOH: The weird looking thing from Texas rule.

' Missed that one. 

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13 hours ago, Rockwood said:

Snail cake ?

Crunchy clam chowder. :D

 

 

Mark.

 

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14 minutes ago, Mark Kmiecik said:

Crunchy clam chowder. :D

I've always wondered what a sampler plate of Cretaceous or even Paleozoic oysters would have tasted like. Of course you would have needed a dinosaur-sized platter for a dozen of them Exogyras or Crassostraeas....

 

And it's anyone's guess if rudists were worth eating...

 

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7 minutes ago, erose said:

I've always wondered what a sampler plate of Cretaceous or even Paleozoic oysters would have tasted like. Of course you would have needed a dinosaur-sized platter for a dozen of them Exogyras or Crassostraeas....

 

And it's anyone's guess if rudists were worth eating...

 

Ahhh, but the belemnite calamari would have been quite a treat! :D

 

 

Mark.

 

Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them!

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34 minutes ago, erose said:

anyone's guess if rudists were worth eating...

I almost said "of coarse they were", but then I remembered fresh water mussels. :P 

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It is in fact from Texas, 95% of what I e found myself is from here. My boyfriend found one (I posted 2 pics here) almost the exact same size and material. More specifically it was in between New Braunfels and Canyon Lake I THINK off 2673 but not 100% on that....I look at ALOT of rocks......as for size I figured the stool it’s sitting on would give a vague idea but I wouodnt want to carry this thing very far move and I’m pretty strong lol for a girl....it’s over a foot at the longest - I will post more pics. LOVE “snail cake” my boyfriends find  the stringy things in some caves are coral and is that a clown fish poking its nose out of there?! (I can dream)I was guessing along with what y’all said that I’ve read so far . Thanks for looking 

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