flyingpenut Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 I took a trip to nsr after some decent rain in the middle of January. Here in Texas the weather can be hot, cold, or anything in between and it turned out it was a nice day in the 60s. I found a decent mosasaur vert, some decent ammonites, and a few other items. Let me know what you think. Pictures 4 and 5 where of a huge ammonite. You can tell by the rock pick it was over a foot wide and the picture doesn't show but the outer shell that was deteriorating was iridescent and really pretty. I don't think I have seen an ammonite with actual shell still intact however everything else was pretty much eroded. I also provided some in situ shots of the verts. Also pictures 28 and 29 are of a really worn piece of bone that had one side covered in matrix or was possibly fused with another type of rock? Anyone know what items: 8 and 9, 10 and 11 are? Also I haven't done any research yet but it appears there are several different types of ammonites I found. Picture 27 are those burrows? If so any idea what creature made them? Lastly item 6 and 7 appear to be cow teeth. I'm assuming they are modern? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Lots of good finds My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhysicist Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Fantastic haul! uhh... you also found a plesiosaur vert (22, 23)! That's a rare find! "Argumentation cannot suffice for the discovery of new work, since the subtlety of Nature is greater many times than the subtlety of argument." - Carl Sagan "I was born not knowing and have had only a little time to change that here and there." - Richard Feynman Collections: Hell Creek Microsite | Hell Creek/Lance | Dinosaurs | Sharks | Squamates | Post Oak Creek | North Sulphur River | Lee Creek | Aguja | Permian | Devonian | Triassic | Harding Sandstone Instagram: @thephysicist_tff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planko Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 What a great day! Nice finds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingpenut Posted February 9, 2021 Author Share Posted February 9, 2021 21 hours ago, RuMert said: Lots of good finds Thanks. NSR always has great cretaceous finds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingpenut Posted February 9, 2021 Author Share Posted February 9, 2021 20 hours ago, ThePhysicist said: Fantastic haul! uhh... you also found a plesiosaur vert (22, 23)! That's a rare find! Thanks. I was especially excited about that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingpenut Posted February 9, 2021 Author Share Posted February 9, 2021 19 hours ago, Planko said: What a great day! Nice finds! Thanks. Even if i didn't find a single thing it is just nice to get out in the riverbed. Although i still enjoy the great fossils at NSR too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoyouthinkhesaurusRex Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Nice haul! Really hope to get to NSR with the kids, before it is too late. Looks like a great time to be had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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