BudB Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 (edited) On Tuesday, I made a trip back to the East Texas creek where I had found micro teeth last month. This creek is a Kincaid Formation outcrop. I had found the one and only productive area there just before I had to leave last time, so wanted to explore it better. Rain threatened the entire time I was there Tuesday, but it didn't really rain hard until I had gotten back home. Unlike my last time there, I found very little soft matrix on top of the limestone this time. At first, I wondered if it was just because our dry spell lately had hardened everything, but the more I explored, the more I came to realize that most of the softer matrix had just already been chiseled off. It's a reminder of how hard it is to find spots that aren't over hunted here in Texas. I didn't find many teeth at all this time, but brought home some suspicious matrix from where I did find a few teeth. I just finished going through that matrix, and sure enough, it did have a few more teeth in it. Here is what I got from the trip, including what I found in the matrix. Edited October 14, 2021 by BudB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudB Posted October 14, 2021 Author Share Posted October 14, 2021 There were shell fragments everywhere in the matrix, but this looked very different from most. Is it from a crab? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudB Posted October 14, 2021 Author Share Posted October 14, 2021 (edited) Here are some individual tooth photos. Edited October 14, 2021 by BudB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrmica Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Nice finds. I would say that the shell fragment with the little holes is from a bivalve, and the holes were produced by a boring sponge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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