pendrak Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Hi Guys- I spent hundreds of hours with my kids at all of the cool places looking for fossils, arrowheads, rocks, bugs, snakes, and whatever. This is one of those under the bridge finds that I have not been able to ID. This was found under the bridge in south Tarrant County, TX. Any ID info appreciated- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Welcome to TFF! It looks like a piece of a heteromorph ammonite. Can We see pictures from other angles, just to be sure. Regards, Tony 3 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...
Ludwigia Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Although I could imagine that there are a lot of bridges in south Tarrant County, Texas, I'm pretty sure that you have a partial cretaceous Turrilites heteromorph ammonite there. Welcome to the forum. 6 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 I concur with Ludwigia. 1 growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Hello, and a very warm welcome to TFF from Morocco! Nice find! Yes, it looks like a nice section of Turrilites. (from Deviant Art). 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWill Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 It's hard to tell from just two whorls but the most notable difference between Turrilites and Mariella is the apical angle. It's 23 - 35 degrees for Turrilites and 40 - 50 for Mariella. There are subtle differences in the rows of tubercles too but I have trouble making the distinctions on my samples. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Whoa @ynot @Ludwigia @Manticocerasman @Tidgy's Dad @BobWill, when I saw this I would've sworn this was a part of a Turritella (or another gastropod) steinkern. I learnt something new, thanks guys!!! And @pendrak , a warm welcome to The Fossil Forum! Congrats on this cool find! Max 1 Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Welcome to the forum. I agree with a heteromorph ammonite. Nice find! 1 John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 4 hours ago, Max-fossils said: when I saw this I would've sworn this was a part of a Turritella (or another gastropod) steinkern. I'm sure you are kidding, considering the scale. " 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...
pendrak Posted February 3, 2018 Author Share Posted February 3, 2018 Thanks guys for the help. I couldn't find it in my limited reference books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 19 hours ago, abyssunder said: I'm sure you are kidding, considering the scale. Lol I hadn’t even thought of looking at the scale! I gotta agree that that would have been a mighty big Turritella, perhaps one on steroids or something But no, I wasn’t kidding when I said that I thought it was a steinkern, I really thought it was! But it is true that I didn’t look at the scale. Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Hope this isn't considered a high-jack, but rather a contribution , but I have a similar one that I have labeled Mariella. @BobWill et al. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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