DinoMike Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Went on my first hunt to Oliver Creek, a REALLY productive ammonite site, thanks to a Dallas Paleo Society field trip. Goodland Formation, 103.4 to 105.4 million years old. Here's the scoop: First, ammonites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Wonderful fossils! Great job Izak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinoMike Posted August 23, 2015 Author Share Posted August 23, 2015 Then an ammonite impression that still had original shell bits attached. A pecten shell. Then a little Epiaster echinoid that was just lying there waiting to be picked up when I sat down on a limestone ledge to drink some water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoWilliam Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Nice finds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DinoMike Posted September 6, 2015 Author Share Posted September 6, 2015 I managed to get the fragments of the most complete Oxytropidoceras sp. ammonite mostly cleaned up & glued back together. Chiseled this big guy out of the creek bed. I think I also have the central part of the shell, but it was evidently SERIOUSLY crushed back when the limestone matrix was still soft mud. Bits & pieces all through the matrix, going every which way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinoMike Posted September 6, 2015 Author Share Posted September 6, 2015 Forgot to update the thread with the post-cleanup pic of the Epiaster echinoid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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