BudB Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 (edited) I hunted for the second day in a row yesterday. This was a creek in the middle of Dallas-Fort Worth. I'd wanted to make a trip to this creek for a while, plus had some errands in the city, so made the drive for both yesterday. After the long and arduous hike the day before, this was supposed to be short and easy. I was seriously mistaken about that. The creek banks were just too steep to get into the creek. I ended up walking quite a ways, and even then, went down a bank so steep that I tied a rope and left it to get myself back up the bank. I was thinking that if rain got anywhere near me, I'd better clear out quick, or I'd never make it back up that bank. This is an Eagle Ford creek. It was a really great looking outcrop in this creek, but I couldn't get it to yield much. And the shower the night before had the gravel bars wet enough that they were tough hunting too. But I did bring home a few pieces. This ammonite was trying to crumble. Edited September 30, 2021 by BudB typo 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudB Posted September 30, 2021 Author Share Posted September 30, 2021 This little fish vert was pretty flattened. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudB Posted September 30, 2021 Author Share Posted September 30, 2021 This matrix is so hard the tooth isn't wanting to come out. Maybe I'll just leave it there. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudB Posted September 30, 2021 Author Share Posted September 30, 2021 This little piece attached to the matrix looks a lot different than all the other shell fragments I saw. Part of a crab, maybe? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudB Posted September 30, 2021 Author Share Posted September 30, 2021 This gastropod looked like it had tumbled on the rocks a lot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudB Posted September 30, 2021 Author Share Posted September 30, 2021 And then there was this. In case I didn't recognize this side of it at all, 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudB Posted September 30, 2021 Author Share Posted September 30, 2021 I was really baffled by the pattern on this side of it. Is this some kind of mandible? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudB Posted September 30, 2021 Author Share Posted September 30, 2021 Here's an end view of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 3 minutes ago, BudB said: And then there was this. In case I didn't recognize this side of it at all, It will be an Eagle Ford version of this. Nice finds, Bud. 2 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombk Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 Those are some nice finds! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudB Posted September 30, 2021 Author Share Posted September 30, 2021 49 minutes ago, JohnJ said: It will be an Eagle Ford version of this. Nice finds, Bud. Wow, lobster was not high on the list of what I would have guessed. Thanks, John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neanderthal Shaman Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 Nice finds! Sorry the tooth didn't want to come out, but I think that teeth can look rather nice in situ. Gives a nice bit of geological context to them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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