James Ryan Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Yesterday I hunted for about 6 hours in Breckenridge Texas on my way back to Lubbock. Although I found no trilobites, I’m certainly glad I went. I found this graptolite and was wondering if anyone could help with further identifying, identified as graptolite because of the small “hieroglyphics” on the shell. Love this thing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 47 minutes ago, James Ryan said: , identified as graptolite because of the small “hieroglyphics” on the shell. Are you certain you mean graptolite ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Not sure what it is, but I'm quite sure it is not a graptolite. Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Could the question be ammonite ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Trilo Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Maybe gastropod? “If fossils are not "boggling" your mind then you are simply not doing it right” -Ken (digit) "No fossil is garbage, it´s just not completely preserved” -Franz (FranzBernhard) "With hammer in hand, the open horizon of time, and dear friends by my side, what can we not accomplish together?" -Kane (Kane) "We are in a way conquering time, reuniting members of a long lost family" -Quincy (Opabinia Blues) "I loved reading the trip reports, I loved the sharing, I loved the educational aspect, I loved the humor. It felt like home. It still does" -Mike (Pagurus) “The best deal I ever got was getting accepted as a member on The Fossil Forum. Not only got an invaluable pool of knowledge, but gained a loving family as well.” -Doren (caldigger) "it really is nice, to visit the oasis that is TFF" -Tim (fossildude19) "Life's Good! -Adam (Tidgy's Dad) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Ryan Posted November 12, 2020 Author Share Posted November 12, 2020 I also found two different bivalve fossils in the same vicinity...... I think this would have been a swimmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Here is a post of an idea that might be worth consideration. ammonite camerae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Trilo Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Did you find that in a paleozoic area because you mentioned trilobites? “If fossils are not "boggling" your mind then you are simply not doing it right” -Ken (digit) "No fossil is garbage, it´s just not completely preserved” -Franz (FranzBernhard) "With hammer in hand, the open horizon of time, and dear friends by my side, what can we not accomplish together?" -Kane (Kane) "We are in a way conquering time, reuniting members of a long lost family" -Quincy (Opabinia Blues) "I loved reading the trip reports, I loved the sharing, I loved the educational aspect, I loved the humor. It felt like home. It still does" -Mike (Pagurus) “The best deal I ever got was getting accepted as a member on The Fossil Forum. Not only got an invaluable pool of knowledge, but gained a loving family as well.” -Doren (caldigger) "it really is nice, to visit the oasis that is TFF" -Tim (fossildude19) "Life's Good! -Adam (Tidgy's Dad) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Check the title ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Trilo Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Rockwood said: Check the title ? Oh yeah wouldn't that rule out ammonite then “If fossils are not "boggling" your mind then you are simply not doing it right” -Ken (digit) "No fossil is garbage, it´s just not completely preserved” -Franz (FranzBernhard) "With hammer in hand, the open horizon of time, and dear friends by my side, what can we not accomplish together?" -Kane (Kane) "We are in a way conquering time, reuniting members of a long lost family" -Quincy (Opabinia Blues) "I loved reading the trip reports, I loved the sharing, I loved the educational aspect, I loved the humor. It felt like home. It still does" -Mike (Pagurus) “The best deal I ever got was getting accepted as a member on The Fossil Forum. Not only got an invaluable pool of knowledge, but gained a loving family as well.” -Doren (caldigger) "it really is nice, to visit the oasis that is TFF" -Tim (fossildude19) "Life's Good! -Adam (Tidgy's Dad) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 11 minutes ago, Top Trilo said: Oh yeah wouldn't that rule out ammonite then As group no. The size and morphology I'm less certain of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Ryan Posted November 13, 2020 Author Share Posted November 13, 2020 This is it pictured along with the two bivalves I found in the same area, on top of a Cretaceous fossil that I found in Lewisville, Texas. I believe that they are probably in the same family, although I have no idea what I’m comparing it to is. An I.D. on it would be incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 I would try to gently clean it up with a damp, soft brush and take photos from all sides. 1 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWill Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 I think graptolites were extinct by the Pennsylvanian but I can't say I recognize this. I agree that other views might help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahnmut Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Interesting shape. Not what I think of first hearing graptolite, but there was high diversity. It is somewhat similar to the examples in the top row of this illustration from the wiki-entry about graptolites. There is no species name or size given though. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graptolithina#/media/File:Graptolites-EncBrit.jpg You wrote "heavy" in the tags, no chance this is some kind of metal shrapnel? Best Regards, J Try to learn something about everything and everything about something Thomas Henry Huxley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 This is several orders of magnitude larger than I can imagine one being. And I usually have an active imagination. Sometimes I'm not quite with the program however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves64 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Some of the edges look metallic. I'm seeing a silvery gray sheen like lead. 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...
James Ryan Posted November 14, 2020 Author Share Posted November 14, 2020 I thought the same and tested it religiously to be metal. This specimen is not metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWill Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 Just to reiterate, does anyone know of graptolites ever being found in Pennsylvanian deposits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 14 hours ago, Rockwood said: This is several orders of magnitude larger than I can imagine one being I have to agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 19 minutes ago, BobWill said: Just to reiterate, does anyone know of graptolites ever being found in Pennsylvanian deposits? Here is a Forum post that suggests they have been found in several places: 1 My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 Does it maybe look like a brecciated chondrite meteorite ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 On 11/12/2020 at 7:20 PM, JohnJ said: I would try to gently clean it up with a damp, soft brush and take photos from all sides. @James Ryan Photos of the opposite side and some additional cleaning would help a lot. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoast Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 6 hours ago, BobWill said: Just to reiterate, does anyone know of graptolites ever being found in Pennsylvanian deposits? Yes, they are not common but i have come across references to Pennsylvanian dendritic graptolites but have not pursued in detail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahnmut Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 Sorry to insist, it really looks metallic and you mentioned it being heavy. What did you do to test if it is metal? Of course you have it in your hands, so you are in a better position to decide this. best Regards, J Try to learn something about everything and everything about something Thomas Henry Huxley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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