scottyaustin Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 I inherited a collection of fossils, most of which I collected as a child. In it was this odd piece. All of the others were from central Texas, cretaceous as in Exogyra Ponderosa and ammonites. What is this? Iridescent thin layer with an interior stone, like a bone. 45 cm x 15cm x 10cm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Baculites, maybe from the Pierre Shale of SD. 1 Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Yup... What uncle siphuncle said. Could just as likely be from Wyoming or Colorado or other states in the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyaustin Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 Thank you for the Baculites lead. They are found in my area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 I inherited a collection of fossils, most of which I collected as a child. In it was this odd piece. All of the others were from central Texas, cretaceous as in Exogyra Ponderosa and ammonites. What is this? Iridescent thin layer with an interior stone, like a bone. 45 cm x 15cm x 10cm. I'm a bit confused... you inherited a collection most of which you collected?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 I'm a bit confused... you inherited a collection most of which you collected?? With my earliest 'accumulations', it fell to my parents to 'curate'... "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 It looks like Baculites " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coelacanth Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 It looks like Baculites I concur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustPlainPetrified Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 (edited) Wow 45cms is a good length! Nice. Here's one from the Little Smoky River in N. Alberta and the smaller end was washed away years earlier...great colours though. Edited March 22, 2015 by JustPlainPetrified Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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