TyrannosaurusRex Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 (edited) Howdy folks! I haven’t posted a hunt in a long time, and I got a chance today to go to a very productive location I’ve discovered. This was the first time I’ve had any amount of time to look, so I ended up pleasantly surprised by what I found. Unfortunately, I don’t know the species of brachiopod, but I suspect they might be Pulchratia, though you’re welcome to correct me, I don’t know invertebrates very well yet. The site was created from being a man made pond, where the removed soil was then dumped a ways from the pond and after many years it has eroded down to expose some really nice stuff. While I’ve had a few occasions to look for things for only a couple minutes, this was the first time I found any complete brachiopods. I’m the first to have searched the site due to it being private land of a friends, and there’s a lovely variety of stuff on the site. It was about 35 degrees Fahrenheit with 45 mph wind gusts, so it was pretty bitterly cold, but a rewarding experience. My favorite discovery of the site was the inside of some of the brachiopods. Many of the inner section have become entirely quartz, and are quite striking. I apologize for the dimness of the specimen photos, my camera isn’t focusing so I had to resort to my phone. View of the embankment, where most of the fossils were found Edge of the man made pond Brachiopod on the ground Very old shell, still with the bullet, I left it well enough alone just in case. (While I know it would need the hammer of the gun to go off, I preferred to be safe since it had been in the elements a long time ) Though I will add, at this site, one needs to have some sort of personal protection due to the over abundance of feral hogs. There are hundreds on the property and they react aggressively to people. Complete Brachiopods Cross section of a broken Brachiopod with a quartz crystal Bryozoa Hash Crinoids and Bryozoa Loose Crinoids, Brachiopod pieces and Bryozoa Other/Unsure My favorite find of the day was this brachiopod in matrix, which had a lovely surprise when I looked at the broken end. Edited January 16, 2022 by TyrannosaurusRex Some reason it’s duplicating images at the end of my post 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrian Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Nice finds! Steel case & bullet. It appears to be a 7.62x39mm, so an SKS or AK most likely. 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- John I had a friend once, but the wheels fell off. Sad, very sad. - Nightwing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjfriend Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Your 1st unsure is bryozoan (pretty sure ) And love the hollow brachiopods and crystals 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyrannosaurusRex Posted January 16, 2022 Author Share Posted January 16, 2022 7 hours ago, JohnBrian said: Nice finds! Steel case & bullet. It appears to be a 7.62x39mm, so an SKS or AK most likely. Huh! It very well probably is, it was so rusted I couldn’t tell. Thank you! 7 hours ago, Sjfriend said: Your 1st unsure is bryozoan (pretty sure ) And love the hollow brachiopods and crystals Thank you! I figured it was something along those lines, this was the largest piece I’d found, most of it is too poorly preserved to pick up and ends up crumbling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandpa Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Those are some nice brachs. I love the crystal interior. While Callahan Co. does indeed have some large areas of Lower Cretaceous Trinity exposure it also contains large areas of Permian exposure as well. From the fossils you've shown us, I have to conclude that you were in one of the Permian formations. A good geological map reference to aid in determining what exposure you were in can be found at https://txpub.usgs.gov/txgeology/. Your 1st unknown is a bryozoan, 2nd looks like a piece of brach with spines, 3rd likely a coral, 4th a different bryo. The brachs are productids. Hope that helps get you started. Those with different/better IDs will chime in soon to correct any mistakes I've made or give further details I've omitted. But then you knew that already, didn't you. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyrannosaurusRex Posted January 16, 2022 Author Share Posted January 16, 2022 30 minutes ago, grandpa said: Those are some nice brachs. I love the crystal interior. While Callahan Co. does indeed have some large areas of Lower Cretaceous Trinity exposure it also contains large areas of Permian exposure as well. From the fossils you've shown us, I have to conclude that you were in one of the Permian formations. A good geological map reference to aid in determining what exposure you were in can be found at https://txpub.usgs.gov/txgeology/. Your 1st unknown is a bryozoan, 2nd looks like a piece of brach with spines, 3rd likely a coral, 4th a different bryo. The brachs are productids. Hope that helps get you started. Those with different/better IDs will chime in soon to correct any mistakes I've made or give further details I've omitted. But then you knew that already, didn't you. That’s incredibly informative, thank you! I wondered if it was Permian but I guessed back and forth with myself because I was on a border between Permian and Trinity areas, so you’re correct. Thank you so much for taking the time to write that up and better inform me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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