ElizabethCab Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Fossil was found back yard. Approximately 3 miles from the Guadalupe river. The top of the skull, teeth, and what I believe to be part of the spinal column is rock. The rest of the fossil is encased in lime stone. Which I have slowly been scrapping away. Any information regard this fossils would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves64 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Instead of teeth, I'm seeing what appears to be scallop shell. 1 Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 4 minutes ago, daves64 said: Instead of teeth, I'm seeing what appears to be scallop shell. I agree. In the first photo. I see no indications of bone, let alone a skull. 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilus Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 I believe that generally along the Guadalupe river you find Cretaceous marine limestone. Most likely you'll marine shells, clams marine snails and maybe ammonites or ecinoids. Very unlikely to find bones, they don't really preserve well in these open marine environments. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 What you may think are teeth in the first photo is a partially exposed species of Neithea fossil scallop. The other items are likely more fossil shells exposed in cross section. 2 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethCab Posted August 7, 2020 Author Share Posted August 7, 2020 Thank you all for you information I am enjoying scrapping out the limestone. 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