Eagle Ford Fish

[sharko69]

Went out for a quick hunt this week in a creek I frequent in Collin County Texas. Found a couple of broken teeth and a nice partial artifact and was about to turn around when I noticed why looked like fish bone on a chunk of matrix poking out from the gravel. I moved the gravel and it exposed an entire skull in the matrix. This is only the second fish I have found in the Eagle Ford. Appears to be a skull of a type of tselfatiiform. Going to get prep work done to expose more detail and see if I can get species identified.

[JohnJ]

Spectacular find, sir!  That one should have some exquisite details.  

[Notidanodon]

Fotm?  

[sharko69]

43 minutes ago, will stevenson said:

Fotm?  

 

1 hour ago, JohnJ said:

Spectacular find, sir!  That one should have some exquisite details.  

Thanks! Super excited. Hoping the prep will provide more detail indeed.

[Jared C]

Incredible - I'd say it's a find of a lifetime, but you say you've found another one before?? 

[sharko69]

18 minutes ago, Jared C said:

Incredible - I'd say it's a find of a lifetime, but you say you've found another one before?? 

Smaller but yes.

[Ancient Bones]

A beauty !

[PermianOkie]

Love that jaw pic, beautiful teeth. Thanks for sharing and can't wait to see it after it gets prepped.

[Castle Rock]

Regarding an ID on the latest find..my best guess is Pachyrhizodus.    Dave

[Neanderthal Shaman]

WOW, great skull

[sharko69]

On 10/25/2021 at 5:40 AM, Castle Rock said:

Regarding an ID on the latest find..my best guess is Pachyrhizodus.    Dave

Tentatively ID’d as Plethodus.

[Castle Rock]

6 hours ago, sharko69 said:

Tentatively ID’d as Plethodus.

I am not familiar with the vertebrates of the Eagle Ford.  I have always assumed that it would likely be similar to the Niobrara of western Kansas (which I am Very familiar with).  Can you provide the details leading to your conclusion?  Honestly, I never even heard of Plethodus before today.  Dave