tracer Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Well, that answers the questions that I had about the hundreds of tiny "discs" in a couple of the pictures. I was wondering if they were forams, tiny brachs, or something else (or all of the above). orbitolina texana are just everywhere in some places in the glen rose formation. at first i thought they were the ocean's red blood cells, except they weren't red. and the ocean isn't blood. so then i thought they were miniature frisbees that the crabs played with, but at some point i realized they didn't have any pincer marks on them. finally, in desperation, i got a 10x jeweler's loupe and was studying some that i'd found in the san antonio area. i flipped one over, and darned if on the back of it wasn't inscribed, "orbitolina texana - property of john & dan's foram farm". so then i knew... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 ...i flipped one over, and darned if on the back of it wasn't inscribed, "orbitolina texana - property of john & dan's foram farm". so then i knew... I told Dan there were too many deer on the foram farm...that's what happens when you let things get out of hand. Here are a few other farm intruders I've cleaned up. I haven't found that many Salenia in the past, so I was Saturday's hunt had the air of discovery for me. The preservation of one of the micros (1/4 inch dia.) was fantastic - completely hollow. The echie below the Tetragramma needs an ID. It was a late evening find...Coenholectypus sp.?? The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 orbitolina texana are just everywhere in some places in the glen rose formation. at first i thought they were the ocean's red blood cells, except they weren't red. and the ocean isn't blood. so then i thought they were miniature frisbees that the crabs played with, but at some point i realized they didn't have any pincer marks on them. finally, in desperation, i got a 10x jeweler's loupe and was studying some that i'd found in the san antonio area. i flipped one over, and darned if on the back of it wasn't inscribed, "orbitolina texana - property of john & dan's foram farm". so then i knew... So does that mean you have to give them back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 i wish there were cool small fossils like that near me. i think it would be good to collect them and have a whole collection that could be stored in a small display case. would make it so much more likely that whoever gets them after you're gone wouldn't put them out by the curb... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Johnny - Probably C. planatus, easier to ascertain if the periproct is preserved on the reverse side. Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Now we've figured it out! That deer's cheeks must be chock-full-o-forams.....they're magically delicious! Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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