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[Ghostrunnah]

Hello all, this an amazing forum for those to learn from one another and have the opportunity to see wonderful find they would not otherwise have the pleasure of viewing while gaining knowledge. That being said, my 8 year old loves fossils and came across his very first personal find in Texas. By chance can anyone assist with any insight on the details of the fossil? Thank you!!!!

  

[grandpa]

Hello and welcome to TFF from Austin, Tx.  We love seeing fossils and helping to ID them.  We also love encouraging "youngsters" (of all ages) in this exciting hobby. 

 

May I invite you to go to our Fossil Identification section and post some picts of the fossil in question.  We'll do our best to help in the ID.

 

[Fossildude19]

Welcome to the Forum.  

 

Please start a new topic under the Fossil ID sub-forum. 

 

Be sure to read this topic before posting.   

 

Take well lit pictures of your find, from directly above.  Daylight is best.

Make sure to have a ruler or measuring tape in the photo for scale. 

 

 

[DPS Ammonite]

8 hours ago, Ghostrunnah said:

Hello all, this an amazing forum for those to learn from one another and have the opportunity to see wonderful find they would not otherwise have the pleasure of viewing while gaining knowledge. That being said, my 8 year old loves fossils and came across his very first personal find in Texas. By chance can anyone assist with any insight on the details of the fossil? Thank you!!!!

  

Let us know where it was found and what rock layer. 
 

A good guess is a partial impression of a Trigonia or closely related bivalve. Here is one from Texas:

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/fossilroulette.tumblr.com/post/129346763155/name-trigonia-clavigera-age-100-113-million/amp

 

 

[grandpa]

I agree with Trigonia imprint.

[Ludwigia]

It could however also be the impression of a section of the outer whorls of an ammonite.

[Fossildude19]

Moved to Fossil ID.   

 

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