Jared C Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 (edited) These are probably my most colorful representatives from the Texas Cretaceous that I have found. I know places like Post Oak creek can produce fiery red teeth, but I never had that luck of my own. 1) This Hadrodus hewletti incisor from the Ozan formation (campanian). And next is an Eagle Ford tooth that has been subjected to root scarring, just enough to make the black undertones appear blue. Tough call on ID though, I want to say Cretoxyrhina, though there is zero curve, so I suppose a massive Cretolamna is also a possibility. Edited May 27, 2022 by Jared C capitalization error 6 “Not only is the universe stranger than we think, it is stranger than we can think” -Werner Heisenberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBkansas Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 This rock contains thousands of shell and coral fragments replaced by sparkly red orange crystals. The sparkles don't translate as well on pictures. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opalbug Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 (edited) Some more examples of fossilized wood from the Miocene, Virgin Valley Tuff in Humboldt County, Nevada Edited May 28, 2022 by opalbug 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mart1980 Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 (edited) A colorful Jeholotriton paradoxus from the Daohugou Beds (possibly dating to the late Jurassic period) near Daohugou village, Ningcheng of Inner Mongolia, China. Edited May 28, 2022 by Mart1980 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulyb135 Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Here is my unique multi coloured Baryonchid tooth from the Wessex formation, Isle of Wight. Ive not seen another with these colours before 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 15 minutes ago, paulyb135 said: Here is my unique multi coloured Baryonchid tooth from the Wessex formation, Isle of Wight. Ive not seen another with these colours before Sweet tooth! Especially with those colours! 2 1 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK hiker Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Petrified wood on Alaska Penninsula beach north east of Unga Island. The attached PDF describes the sequoia or metasequoia forest of 11 to 25 million years ago rapidly buried in volcanic ash or lahar with silica replacement fossilization process. https://dggs.alaska.gov/webpubs/dggs/sr/text/sr003.pdf 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Gotta post my Bone Valley Megs - the white one while not exactly colourful, I thought was awesome cause you really don’t see white Megs from Florida - and then of course the usual blue enamel - white root megs! 4 Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opalbug Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 (edited) Some Conk Wood filled with Opal and Colors Edited May 30, 2022 by opalbug 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 (edited) Middle Devonian Pseudoatrypa Edited May 31, 2022 by Peat Burns 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 On 5/30/2022 at 7:34 PM, opalbug said: Some Conk Wood filled with Opal and Colors Very nice! Where's that from? Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opalbug Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, Ludwigia said: Very nice! Where's that from? It's from the the Virgin Valley Tuff in Nevada These are two crosscut slices from a piece that was about 60 mm long. I found it in an old dump pile and it didn't show any color until I dried it out. Edited May 31, 2022 by opalbug 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opalbug Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 (edited) Cobbles of Teredo Wood from the Nye Mudstone are colorful too Edited May 31, 2022 by opalbug 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Hound Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 On 5/30/2022 at 11:01 AM, paulyb135 said: Here is my unique multi coloured Baryonchid tooth from the Wessex formation, Isle of Wight. Ive not seen another with these colours before That is an interesting fossil!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Hound Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 On 5/27/2022 at 7:25 AM, mikeymig said: Pyritized Middle Devonian Nautiloid from New York. Happy Collecting Nice blue colors!!! 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fin Lover Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 On 5/22/2022 at 4:38 PM, Fin Lover said: I mainly find frags in this particular spot, but they are all pretty. Found 3 of these yesterday, the other 3 a couple of weeks ago. Found a pretty angustiden in the same spot yesterday that the others came from. Just wish stuff from there wasn't so beat up. Fin Lover My favorite things about fossil hunting: getting out of my own head, getting into nature and, if I’m lucky, finding some cool souvenirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBkansas Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 On 5/22/2022 at 9:41 PM, opalbug said: A few bits of Opalized Wood from the Virgin Valley, Nevada On 5/27/2022 at 9:04 PM, opalbug said: Some more examples of fossilized wood from the Miocene, Virgin Valley Tuff in Humboldt County, Nevada On 5/31/2022 at 1:02 PM, opalbug said: It's from the the Virgin Valley Tuff in Nevada These are two crosscut slices from a piece that was about 60 mm long. I found it in an old dump pile and it didn't show any color until I dried it out. I'd say it's pretty clear where the most colorful petrified wood comes from... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Kaleidoscope Jasper comes in many different colors, patterns, and varieties due to a high number of minerals being present during its formation. The majority of Kaleidoscope is a bog wood formation, often containing pieces of wood debris and other organic materials. There are over a dozen varieties from different deposits in the LapidaryCentral mine in Oregon. Kaleidoscope Jasper, Oregon (38 grams 4.5x1.5x.125 inches): Close-up pictures: Higher magnification pictures: Marco Sr. 4 "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Arcand Posted June 28, 2022 Author Share Posted June 28, 2022 (edited) 15 hours ago, MarcoSr said: Kaleidoscope Jasper It's very appropriate name, theses photography would make very beautiful and interesting pictures to hang on wall as abstract artwork. It's amazing what nature can create. Edited June 28, 2022 by Denis Arcand 1 One fossil a day will keep you happy all day. Welcome to the FOSSIL ART Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Hound Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Arcand Posted July 2, 2022 Author Share Posted July 2, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, Rock Hound said: Wow this is a beautiful piece, with an amazing pattern and beautiful color. Do you know what created this pattern? Edited July 2, 2022 by Denis Arcand One fossil a day will keep you happy all day. Welcome to the FOSSIL ART Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Hound Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, Denis Arcand said: Wow this is a beautiful piece, with an amazing pattern and beautiful color. Do you know what created this pattern? Ammonite shells have complex patterns of suture lines that vary across species. The lines are formed at the intersection of the outer shell wall and the septa. The wavy septa can form if the rear mantle of the ammonite, which functions as the template, has a complex shape. What we see on the outside, was influenced by what was on the inside. No two are identical. The ammonite has been polished, to fully reveal its original natural beauty. Edited July 2, 2022 by Rock Hound 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth_ Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 (edited) Lingual side is not overly interesting..... labial side is painted by nature. Edited July 14, 2022 by Gareth_ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fin Lover Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 I think the barracuda tooth I found yesterday earned himself a spot here. Especially since that was probably my last trip there due to new construction. 1 Fin Lover My favorite things about fossil hunting: getting out of my own head, getting into nature and, if I’m lucky, finding some cool souvenirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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