kknight Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 (edited) . Edited December 28, 2010 by kknight Amateur Nature Photographer / Fossil Hunter www.naturesstage.com Kevin Knight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Owens Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 ? Nice colors. What formation was it found in? -----"Your Texas Connection!"------ Fossils: Windows to the past Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kknight Posted December 17, 2009 Author Share Posted December 17, 2009 I am not sure what member of the Eagle Ford shale it is from. I am really not familiar with all of them, but it was in Frisco, so it was one of the northern ones. Anybody know if there is a publication on Eagle Ford shale members? Amateur Nature Photographer / Fossil Hunter www.naturesstage.com Kevin Knight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 google it and you'll find lots of info on the eagle ford. why were you thinking turtle? although the bone doesn't look to have all that much diagnostic morphology to it, i'd have first been thinking marine reptile or saber-toothed fish or something...don't know. other search terms for you would be "arcadia park shale", "britton shale", and "kamp ranch member". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 It's got that flaky look of fish bone. Might be worth some time going through the Oceans of Kansas web site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kknight Posted December 17, 2009 Author Share Posted December 17, 2009 I have no real reason, just called it something at the last minute. And I don't know why I did not think to google eagle ford, I am too sleepy I guess Amateur Nature Photographer / Fossil Hunter www.naturesstage.com Kevin Knight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 It's got that flaky look of fish bone. Might be worth some time going through the Oceans of Kansas web site. it also has a certain color and preservation that i've seen primarily on fish bone from that formation. the eagle ford was named after a hard-scrabble community in west dallas where it outcrops. clyde barrow lived there for a time, and bonnie parker went to the elementary school. it's been a rough neighborhood for a long time, and last time i was there did not seem to be improving with age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Menser Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Interesting....It does look to me to have a certain similarity of shape to the palitine bone of an Enchodus. Be true to the reality you create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Eaton Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 (edited) Given the way the bone terminates in a slight concave shape with a hint of another bone forking off, my guess would be the one of the "ends" of a shoulder (pectoral girdle) of a reptile, maybe a turtle. Just googled this diagram. A reptile bone I found from Frisco has the same flaky "fish" look. Edited December 17, 2009 by Tony Eaton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Based on your pics, I agree with Eric and tracer; it displays a lot of the characteristics of fish bone. To me, the variation in color, texture, matrix, and fractured bone make it hard to determine much more from the fragment in the photos. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kknight Posted December 17, 2009 Author Share Posted December 17, 2009 Thanks for the input, it helps. Amateur Nature Photographer / Fossil Hunter www.naturesstage.com Kevin Knight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now