Jeffrey P Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share Posted October 8, 2018 I excavated a pair of Oxytrpidoceras ammonites. This is one of them. It will need a lot of prep work: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share Posted October 8, 2018 Both Kris and John were great and very generous companions. This is TFF member, Kris: 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 I dream of trips like this! Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share Posted October 8, 2018 Next stop was Brownwood, deep in the heart of Central Texas. Met up with Tully (Thair) to explore more sites in the Pennsylvanian Period. First site he took me was in a private development, similar to Jacksboro: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share Posted October 8, 2018 Like Jacksboro, gastropods were one of the highlights: 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share Posted October 8, 2018 There were also echinoid plates: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share Posted October 8, 2018 And crinoid stem and spines: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share Posted October 8, 2018 These thin stick bryozoans: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share Posted October 8, 2018 This is how they appear in situ: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share Posted October 8, 2018 There were also brachiopods, though not the variety of Jacksboro. These are Punctospirifer: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share Posted October 8, 2018 We then visited a ranch of a friend of Tully's where rugose corals were all over: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share Posted October 8, 2018 I brought back this slab: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share Posted October 8, 2018 And a number of individuals, including these: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Wow! What a fun trip! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf89 Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 That's REALLY awesome. Once I get my driver's license (2 years away ) I will have to do an awesome road trip collecting fossils all the way from North Carolina, through Texas, and ending up in Utah and Wyoming. Will be awesome 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 1 hour ago, Jeffrey P said: And a number of individuals, including these: Caninia 3 Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Overall, well done, Jeff. First experiences at new-to-you venues are among the most memorable. 2 Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimTexan Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 5 hours ago, Jeffrey P said: A surprise was finding four complete (though battered) goniatites. Pieces were plentiful, but I never expected to find a complete one let alone four: Those are beautiful. I have been there one time and only found 2 fragments of these. Of course as I was walking across the dam there were several people coming back from hunting the area. Nice finds and nice trip report. After I left the Lost Creek site I stopped by a nearby road cut for less than 10 minutes and found these just sitting on a ledge. The one on the right is 2 fused together. I think I know the Britton Formation with the Sciponoceras gracile zone. It is one of those places I can go hunt and be near work when I am on call. Most of my favorite places are a bit more remote. I think I have 2-3 trip reports from there on TFF. Most of the baculites are small fragments, but I have one that I found, which is a little over 4 inches. Those Mortoniceras are very nice. I have yet to find a large one in quite that nice of shape. When winter comes I will be out there again hunting down more ammonite. The weather is starting to cool off now. Those Eopachydiscus can get really big. I found one about 24 inches. Nice trip report. Thanks for sharing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share Posted October 8, 2018 After my dinner break, I resume: Tully took me to a small roadside exposure loaded with echinoid spines. I also found these at Jacksboroand the site we visited earlier in the day, but nothing like the abundance here: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share Posted October 8, 2018 Finally, Tully took me to the Wilson Clay Pit, our fourth stop that day. Wilson Clay Pit is basically piles and miles of rock debris covering many acres of desolate landscape with remains of Pennsylvanian marine fauna strewn about among the many cactuses. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jeffrey P Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share Posted October 9, 2018 There were brachiopods like this Linoproductus: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Geez Louise, Jeff! What a fabulous trip, something I can only dream of. Thank-you for sharing such a detailed report and the aewsome pics. Dave I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share Posted October 9, 2018 And these Neospirifers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share Posted October 9, 2018 And bivalves like this one: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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