jawii42 Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 I found this fossil in my dad's rock collection. He could not remember where he got it from, but he thinks he got it from his dad, who lived in Texas. It is sitting on a 3"x5" index card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Could you post some other views of the other side? Looks like ammonite or ammonoid to me. Hope the Texas crew weigh in. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM - APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Welcome! It looks like a Jurassic Ammo to me, but im not 100% on that. Like Tim stated, hopefully some locals can help. ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanceH Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Very heavily worn ammonite. It must have been sitting in a creek bed for a very long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howard_l Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Ammonite Howard_L http://triloman.wix.com/kentucky-fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 This is a good example on how the degree of weathering could confuse possible identification. The simple nature of the suture pattern made me think of a Paleozoic ammonoid until I saw the mention of it being heavily weathered. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWill Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Welcome to the forum. Yes ,once you get wear past the suture it just shows the septal wall which becomes less intricately folded as you near the center. this makes identification difficult. Now you just have the characters like whorl profile,umbilicus size, over-all size and location to go by for a good guess. Not knowing the last makes it almost impossible, but a picture of the end might tell us something about the first two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawii42 Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 Thanks for all the good information all. I did not even think about the fact that it could wear through the suture pattern. I will post the end of it when I get a chance, but I don't have it with me right now. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwise Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Looks like the eopachydiscus from north Texas but weathered.....see attached photos.....BobWill above is the expert on these.... end view Thanks for your help in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustPlainPetrified Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Looks like an old ammonite to me too. I found that attached one in a river bed north of Brooks Alberta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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