Rockin' Chica Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 My husband found this laying in a wash down area of the formation pictured. It was laying on top of the limestone, just as you see it! It is very strange, because we have worked this road cut many times, and have never seen a smooth stone. He found it on the 3 ledge up. Gratitude and Well Wishes! Ashley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sward Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Interesting piece, but it may just be a piece of weathered rock. I'll let the experts chime in with their opinion. The roadcut does look fasinating. It looks like you could spend alot of time just checking it out closely. Unfortunately, we've got to drive a ways around here to find roadcuts anything like that. But TN is hillier than this part of TX. We do have our advantages though, afterall, it is TX. SWardSoutheast Missouri (formerly Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX) USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockin' Chica Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 Here are two more shots, the one looking up has 4 more ridges above the top, that you cannot see. I finally got to the top left ridge and found a huge Hornets nest and decided to retreat! Gratitude and Well Wishes! Ashley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 (edited) Nice roadcut, the piece pictured looks to be just a rock, what fossils did you find around the cut, or the hornets are the only fossil collectors on the cut Edited October 1, 2012 by Archimedes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockin' Chica Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 Nice roadcut, the piece pictured looks to be just a rock, what fossils did you find around the cut, or the hornets are the only fossil collectors on the cut Several Trilobites, a few nice Corals, Bryzoans, Brachipods, several Ceph's and ton of Knodules that are drying and some really nice mineral specimens! We wish we had someone with more knowledge to go with us! I am sure we are missing so much more! Gratitude and Well Wishes! Ashley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockin' Chica Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 Could this possibly be a weathered, Troosticrinus reinwardti Blastoid? Gratitude and Well Wishes! Ashley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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