Twinlukers Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Well we had a fun hot trip last week as the temps hit the triple digits. But we were rewarded with some quality ammonites. It was a nice hike to a spot we researched but when we got their they had the place closed due to high waters. Well that didn't stop me and my girl!! We found a couple of small pieces but finally hit a good area that had about five nice and whole pieces just waiting for us! After everything was said and done we carried about 70 pounds of solid ammonites in their metrics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinlukers Posted August 16, 2016 Author Share Posted August 16, 2016 Well we had a fun hot trip last week as the temps hit the triple digits. But we were rewarded with some quality ammonites. It was a nice hike to a spot we researched but when we got their they had the place closed due to high waters. Well that didn't stop me and my girl!! We found a couple of small pieces but finally hit a good area that had about five nice and whole pieces just waiting for us! After everything was said and done we carried about 70 pounds of solid ammonites in their metrics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinlukers Posted August 16, 2016 Author Share Posted August 16, 2016 Here is more after we cleaned up a lot of limestone off of them. Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Nice finds! Congratulations on the successful hunt! Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Good work! "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 70 pounds, that's a lot of weight to carry, especially in that heat. Great finds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWill Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Very nice preservation on those. Probably Oxytropidoceras sp. from the looks of the ribs. Sometimes they can have very tall, thin ventral keels. Don't try to remove the matrix from both sides at the center of the umbilicus, you'll end up with a hole because it gets very thin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 a not so famous name on Oxytr.: http://www.scielo.org.za/pdf/anh/v7/05.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWill Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Amazing doushantuo! I really expected to see at least one of the 21 Texas Oxys among the 10 in that paper but of course paleontologists always agree on these things so there's certainly no crossover Twinlukers didn't say but I'm guessing they were collecting at the famous spillway. I believe it's Goodland Formation and it has produced all but a half dozen or so of the species somewhere in Texas. All of this assuming these aren't one of the other genera with similar looking ribs since we don't have a good look at sutures or any measurements. Otherwise there are also deposits of Kiamichi, Duck Creek, Weno Limestone, and Ft. Worth Formations around the lake so who knows. Once we know that maybe someone has gone to more trouble than I have managed and identified what species is (are) common from the site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barerootbonsai Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 sooo nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinlukers Posted August 16, 2016 Author Share Posted August 16, 2016 Thanks!! We were above the spillway on the south-east edge!! They are different from the ammonites we find around the Dallas area. But what's great about this area is the limestone seems to have more calcite in them making Them harder then others. I love the cleanup and prep work. I have some nice tools that allow Me to give some good detail. My Partner Rosie seems to do exactly the thing you warn about. The Middle really can get to 1/4" or less. These were 7"-12" pieces we dug. I try to keep a solid base so my friends that I give them to can Stand them upright. But thanks again everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWill Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 If you want some more Oxys come on the Dallas Paleontological Society field trip on the 27th. The ones we get in Oliver creek are well preserved and clean up very nice. You don't have to be a member to attend but you'll want to join once you meet this great bunch of fossil nuts. http://www.dallaspaleo.org/event-2290576 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinlukers Posted August 17, 2016 Author Share Posted August 17, 2016 Wow!!! Thanks for the invite!!! We really want to check out the sulphur river before they dam it up!! But send me a message and we will chat.. We are nuts for ammonites!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinlukers Posted August 17, 2016 Author Share Posted August 17, 2016 Here is a video we made while digging one of our ammonites!! Enjoy it's fun. And something we love to do.. We hope this link works. It's our YouTube site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil Claw Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Thanks!! We were above the spillway on the south-east edge!! They are different from the ammonites we find around the Dallas area. But what's great about this area is the limestone seems to have more calcite in them making Them harder then others. I love the cleanup and prep work. I have some nice tools that allow Me to give some good detail. My Partner Rosie seems to do exactly the thing you warn about. The Middle really can get to 1/4" or less. These were 7"-12" pieces we dug. I try to keep a solid base so my friends that I give them to can Stand them upright. But thanks again everyone. very nice!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAtoPA Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 That's so cool! I'd love to find a great ammonite like that... I don't think we have those here in PA... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinlukers Posted August 18, 2016 Author Share Posted August 18, 2016 That's so cool! I'd love to find a great ammonite like that... I don't think we have those here in PA... Message me with your address and we will send you one!! We have had some fun times hunting these as well as learning the Different types of ammonites Texas has.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khyssa Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Thanks!! We were above the spillway on the south-east edge!! They are different from the ammonites we find around the Dallas area. But what's great about this area is the limestone seems to have more calcite in them making Them harder then others. I love the cleanup and prep work. I have some nice tools that allow Me to give some good detail. My Partner Rosie seems to do exactly the thing you warn about. The Middle really can get to 1/4" or less. These were 7"-12" pieces we dug. I try to keep a solid base so my friends that I give them to can Stand them upright. But thanks again everyone. Wonderful finds and you have some very lucky friends! I really want to make another trip into Texas to go fossil hunting but I will have to do a lot more research before that happens. The one and only time I've been there I spent far to much time lost and picked the wrong time of year to go. I only found a few scraps of ammonite on that trip. Kara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinlukers Posted August 20, 2016 Author Share Posted August 20, 2016 Wonderful finds and you have some very lucky friends! I really want to make another trip into Texas to go fossil hunting but I will have to do a lot more research before that happens. The one and only time I've been there I spent far to much time lost and picked the wrong time of year to go. I only found a few scraps of ammonite on that trip. Kara Well their is never a bad time to go.. I've done my research and we have really hit the jackpot!! If your serious just message me and I'll give you some sites that are public and you'll enjoy the hunt and dig.. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Nice finds buddy. Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinlukers Posted August 20, 2016 Author Share Posted August 20, 2016 Nice finds buddy. Congrats Thanks. How's the sulphur river these days? Next week are going their. I take it you've hit a couple of our spots? I'm hoping to find my first mastadon tooth or a nice vertebra from their. Any hot spots?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 I'm at work now but it's a good time to go. The river has been getting enough rain to rinse the rock but not rise. If I was home I would probably wade the shallow water to the multiple large gravel bars at the 24 bridge close to Paris or go to 2990 and hike all the way to pickle creek. It's always good stuff that way if you are willing to make the long walk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinlukers Posted August 22, 2016 Author Share Posted August 22, 2016 Nice finds buddy. Congrats So are you going to be able to make it? We are going to stay at Cooper Lake but go hit three areas we have selected. We just might meet up with Bill as well as we will be in the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 So are you going to be able to make it? We are going to stay at Cooper Lake but go hit three areas we have selected. We just might meet up with Bill as well as we will be in the area. No sorry I'm offshore at work until Sept 1 then I'm having surgery so no fossil hunting for me probably until late Sept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 great finds. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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