Lone Hunter Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 I found this in north Irving, in a park drainage ditch that was eroding down to shale. Have found lots of goodies in it but this is coolest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 @Lone Hunter Please upload photos to the Forum. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Hunter Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 Shoot, sorry, those were in deleted post! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearLake Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 This looks like a piece of one of the species of Idiohamites or possibly Didymoceras. I’m not sure we can tell which from this small of a fragment. Perhaps one of our north Texas experts will chime in. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Hunter Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 Think you nailed it, or at least one of them! I'm leaning toward Didymoceras. Thanks so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Late Cenomainian and Turonian Ammonite Faunas from North-East and Central Texas 4 "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearLake Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 @PFOOLEY Thanks for the link to the great publication. As usually happens with me, I am woefully out of sync with the taxonomy of the ammonites. Just too hard to keep up with it all! Haha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Hunter Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 Yes thank you, had no idea those fossils were around here, guessing they are not as common. Hope I can find better specimens one day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 47 minutes ago, ClearLake said: ...Thanks for the link to the great publication. As usually happens with me, I am woefully out of sync with the taxonomy of the ammonites... You are welcome...this is how we learn. @Lone Hunter, since you have the specimen in hand, compare it to those in the paper and let us know what you think looks like a good match. Also, other fossils (i.e. bivalves) found in association can be helpful in identifying ammonites...pick those up too if you see them. 1 "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Hunter Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 Ok here's my best conclusion, I'm torn between Ancyloceras or Exiteloceras. And maybe this identifies another fossil I found on bank of Trinity, looks the same. BTW my first attempt at prep so not so pretty! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsaacTheFossilMan Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 17 hours ago, Lone Hunter said: Ok here's my best conclusion, I'm torn between Ancyloceras or Exiteloceras. And maybe this identifies another fossil I found on bank of Trinity, looks the same. BTW my first attempt at prep so not so pretty! I think that's a very nice first prep job, very impressive! Unfortunately, as with @ClearLake, I am all too embarrassingly unfamiliar with ammonites, so I cannot input anything as of now, sorry... Just sent this message as a confidence boost, you're doing amazingly buddy! ~ Isaac; www.isaactfm.com "Don't move! He can't see us if we don't move!" - Alan Grant Come to the spring that is The Fossil Forum, where the stream of warmth and knowledge never runs dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Hunter Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 Thanks for complimenting my butcher job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 I think your specimens compare well with Allocrioceras. Figures 4-6 (above) are A. annulatum...from the Trinity. @Heteromorph 1 1 "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Hunter Posted February 21, 2021 Author Share Posted February 21, 2021 There are just sooo many! How the heck y'all remember all these is beyond me! Appreciate the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heteromorph Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 (edited) Rather late to the party here, but yes I agree with Allocrioceras. Very nice specimen! Now, it’s hard to tell from the pictures, but it looks rather non-planar. It reminds me of this specimen. But it could just be weird geologic distortion. Edited April 26, 2021 by Heteromorph 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Hunter Posted April 26, 2021 Author Share Posted April 26, 2021 (edited) You are correct, I have a bigger peice in which it is easier to see. Edited April 26, 2021 by Lone Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Hunter Posted April 26, 2021 Author Share Posted April 26, 2021 (edited) While we're on the subject what do think this one is? Edited April 26, 2021 by Lone Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heteromorph Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 11 hours ago, Lone Hunter said: While we're on the subject what do think this one is? It also looks like Allocrioceras annulatum to me. Very nice specimen! 1 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