thair Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 I found this a couple weeks ago the same day as the Petalodus that I already posted. It was in Brown County near Lake Brownwood in the Penn deposits. These are pretty common around here but usually about half this long or smaller. Found this before to much of it had eroded away. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 oh, nice orthocone you seem to have the last chamber preserved as wel ? growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Whoa! That is a grand specimen! Thanks for showing us. 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...
Tidgy's Dad Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Incredible orthocone! Really a beautiful specimen. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Very nice piece. Have You reattached parts? 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...
FossilDAWG Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 That's pretty amazing for a Pennsylvanian orthocone. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 very nice!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Wow! I'm not used to seeing ones like that from Texas. Congratulations and thanks for sharing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Wonderful specimen. That would have made my day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heteromorph Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 I didn’t know that there are orthocones from Texas that are this big and 3 dimensional. Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Magnificent specimen. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bone2stone Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Outstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Fantastic! What an amazing specimen. 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...
oldtimer Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Outstanding find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrguy54 Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Very nice find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thair Posted December 19, 2017 Author Share Posted December 19, 2017 On 12/18/2017 at 1:25 PM, ynot said: Very nice piece. Have You reattached parts? Yes I am sorry for the delayed response. Yes it was in a dozen or so pieces but still articulated when found, cleaned then super glue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Nice puzzle work. 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...
KimTexan Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Wow! Very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUAN EMMANUEL Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 That is a nice complete orthocone! I enjoy finding orthocones like these when I go fossil hunting. Here is one of my complete ones and it comes from late Ordovician shales of Toronto (Treptoceras crebiseptum): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Those two look like they could have come from the same deposit, but they don't even come from the same system (period) or even consecutive ones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 On 12/24/2017 at 9:53 PM, Wrangellian said: Those two look like they could have come from the same deposit, but they don't even come from the same system (period) or even consecutive ones! That design was a winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Beautiful nautiloid!!! Perhaps one day I'll find one that's as pretty and as compete as yours (and Juan's)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilSniper Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 On 12/24/2017 at 10:45 PM, JUAN EMMANUEL said: Here is one of my complete ones and it comes from late Ordovician shales of Toronto (Treptoceras crebiseptum)... Wow! I am impressed. I either find massive chunks or tiny, minuscule fragments of these guys down here in Ohio. Again, Really nice!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwestbrook Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 That's fabulous! Were the pieces contiguous, or were they spread out down the slope and you had to find them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwestbrook Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 On 12/24/2017 at 9:45 PM, JUAN EMMANUEL said: That is a nice complete orthocone! I enjoy finding orthocones like these when I go fossil hunting. Here is one of my complete ones and it comes from late Ordovician shales of Toronto (Treptoceras crebiseptum): Wow! Love this one too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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