JoeDINO Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 (edited) Pic one is how it originally presented. The rest show it as it looked being uncovered. It broke into sections and many parts broke off when removed. Have all parts isolated and somewhat cleaned off. Will attach those pics soon. Anyways, I have no clue what it could be. Found in Hunt County, TX three days ago. Edited January 2, 2022 by JoeDINO Typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 I don't think septarian quite fits. Nodule sounds right though. I'm sure I've read about the distinction between nodules and concretion. Unfortunately, if there is one, I don't remember it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeDINO Posted January 2, 2022 Author Share Posted January 2, 2022 Thanks, here's the pieces on a table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeDINO Posted January 2, 2022 Author Share Posted January 2, 2022 Pic #3 unrelated, couldnt unattach it for whatever reaso n. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Hmmmm....Pic 7 of the pieces on the table makes me wonder if there might not be at least part of an ammonite in there somewhere. Looks like an inner mold of a septal chamber wall. It can also be clearly seen in the 2nd to last photo above at the upper left. 1 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Like one might expect to see in regurgitate from a Xiphactinus ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 8 minutes ago, Rockwood said: Like one might expect to see in regurgitate from a Xiphactinus ? A rather far-fetched and very remote possibility. 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xDiamondX Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Edited first attached photo and composited with an ammonite. Possible we're looking at something like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 14 minutes ago, xDiamondX said: Possible we're looking at something like this? Wrong. This is the position meant: 4 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Agreed that the one interesting piece highlighted above does look like a chunk of ammonite but the rest of the pieces seem to be fragments of a concretion (likely septarian). They are known for breaking down into chunks if they have not been silicified enough to fill the cracks and re-cement the item into a stable whole. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concretion#Septarian_concretions I wouldn't worry about trying to re-assemble the concretion but I would inspect the chunks to see if there are any more pieces with repeating patterns or spirals. Cheers. -Ken 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeDINO Posted January 2, 2022 Author Share Posted January 2, 2022 Thanks to all. This was located in the same area but did appear a part of this concretion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeDINO Posted January 2, 2022 Author Share Posted January 2, 2022 Additional pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creek - Don Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 23 minutes ago, JoeDINO said: Thanks to all. This was located in the same area but did appear a part of this concretion. Nice ammonite. Looks like you stumbled upon Eagle Ford Shale that streatches into NE Texas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeDINO Posted January 2, 2022 Author Share Posted January 2, 2022 Made for a fun day. Thanks to all for ur time and input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 3 hours ago, JoeDINO said: Additional pics Nice ammonite "cat paw"! 1 " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 3 hours ago, JoeDINO said: Thanks to all. This was located in the same area but did appear a part of this concretion. Another ammonite. " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xDiamondX Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, Creek - Don said: Nice ammonite. Looks like you stumbled upon Eagle Ford Shale that streatches into NE Texas. I looked through Macrostrat... possible formations in Hunt County - Pleistocene - Holocene (2.588 - 0Ma) Terrace deposits Ages Paleocene (66 - 56Ma) Wills Point Formation Kincaid Formation Ages - Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66Ma) Kemp clay and Corsicana Marl, undivided Nacatoch Sand Marlbrook Marl Navarro Group, undivided Pecan Gap Chalk Wolfe City Formation If you could look on Macrostrat and narrow it down then we could begin to try on species Edit: Link - https://dev.macrostrat.org/next/web/map#layers=bedrock,satellite,fossils&x=-95.7823&y=33.1107&z=10.1337 Edited January 2, 2022 by xDiamondX forgot link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xDiamondX Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Posting some possibly helpful links https://pubs.usgs.gov/bul/2073/report.pdf https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjr1uy9jJT1AhUST2wGHaj6BDEQFnoECAUQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Frepositories.lib.utexas.edu%2Fbitstream%2F2152%2F24287%2F2%2FUT-bulletin-no2838.pdf&usg=AOvVaw38BeqofN9sL_qtM5FabCxu https://www.jstor.org/stable/1305964 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creek - Don Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 16 hours ago, JoeDINO said: Pic #3 unrelated, couldnt unattach it for whatever reaso n. I just compared my concretion to yours that I found in the North Sulfur River. I think you were in the Ozan formation, not the Eagle Ford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeDINO Posted January 3, 2022 Author Share Posted January 3, 2022 According to Macrostat : Neylandville Formation... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 You can also use the USGS pocket geology for Texas. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeDINO Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share Posted January 6, 2022 A few more pieces of interest from this find.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 16 minutes ago, JoeDINO said: A few more pieces of interest from this find.. Ammonite suture lines, cat paw, septarian propagation cracks, diagenesis... very nice. Thank you for the bonus! " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Suture lines and cat's paws galore. Quite a jigsaw puzzle you have there. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bringing Fossils to Life Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Nice ammonites!!! I haven't found any myself, but I have a couple ammonoids (Koenenites and Tornoceras). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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