hadrosauridae Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Fossil Friday! Today's FF video post is from Lake Texoma. We made our first ever trip to lake Texoma to search the duck creek formation for ammonites. After much research and planning, we arrived to find we could not access the locations we wanted, so we ended up scouting around. It turned out well and we found some great fossils including ammonites, oysters, clams and echinoids. 2 7 "There is no shortage of fossils. There is only a shortage of paleontologists to study them." - Larry Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creek - Don Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 (edited) Nice. Been to that spot numerous times, but all the big ammonites are next shore line above where you standing at 6:27. Edited December 10, 2021 by Creek - Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Is the biggest sea urchin an Hemipneust ? Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creek - Don Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 (edited) I think Macraster sp. is bigger. This one was bit worn. Found in Fort Worth Texas. Measures 3.5 inches / 8.89 cm. Edited December 11, 2021 by Creek - Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadrosauridae Posted December 11, 2021 Author Share Posted December 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Creek - Don said: I think Macraster sp. is bigger. This one was bit worn. Found in Fort Worth Texas. Measures 3.5 inches / 8.89 cm. I have a lot of trouble distinguishing the species. The best factor I can see SEEMS to be that macraster are generally larger and have deep indentations in the star pattern, where the holaster are smaller and the star is not inset. But with that said, its very confusing when trying to research. I wish I could find a guide put all the species in a line and said "this is the distinguishing aspects for this species" 1 "There is no shortage of fossils. There is only a shortage of paleontologists to study them." - Larry Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadrosauridae Posted December 11, 2021 Author Share Posted December 11, 2021 6 hours ago, Creek - Don said: Nice. Been to that spot numerous times, but all the big ammonites are next shore line above where you standing at 6:27. I really want to get a small boat to visit a lot more spots that arent easily reached from land. 1 "There is no shortage of fossils. There is only a shortage of paleontologists to study them." - Larry Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearLake Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 18 hours ago, hadrosauridae said: I wish I could find a guide put all the species in a line and said "this is the distinguishing aspects for this species" I won’t say it’s perfect, but it’s pretty darn good. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadrosauridae Posted December 11, 2021 Author Share Posted December 11, 2021 1 hour ago, ClearLake said: I won’t say it’s perfect, but it’s pretty darn good. Many thanks to you! I have bookmarked this and plan to order it very soon! "There is no shortage of fossils. There is only a shortage of paleontologists to study them." - Larry Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadrosauridae Posted December 11, 2021 Author Share Posted December 11, 2021 On 12/10/2021 at 12:51 PM, Creek - Don said: Nice. Been to that spot numerous times, but all the big ammonites are next shore line above where you standing at 6:27. I was thinking about this comment. I'm not sure this is the beach you are thinking of. This isnt near the dam. "There is no shortage of fossils. There is only a shortage of paleontologists to study them." - Larry Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creek - Don Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, hadrosauridae said: I was thinking about this comment. I'm not sure this is the beach you are thinking of. This isnt near the dam. Most of the Duck Creek formation at the Lake Texoma in Texas side are located near the Eisenhower State park, just east of the park. Were you at that vicinity? These are some of the Duck Creek formations in Texas and Oklahoma that I've been to. Edited December 12, 2021 by Creek - Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadrosauridae Posted December 12, 2021 Author Share Posted December 12, 2021 2 hours ago, Creek - Don said: Most of the Duck Creek formation at the Lake Texoma in Texas side are located near the Eisenhower State park, just east of the park. Were you at that vicinity? These are some of the Duck Creek formations in Texas and Oklahoma that I've been to. Nope, not those areas. "There is no shortage of fossils. There is only a shortage of paleontologists to study them." - Larry Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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