saracakes3889 Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Hi everyone, I'm new here, so I want to apologize up front if my posts aren't as descriptive because I am very new to this. My father is currently working on a "construction" job, in north Texas that requires him to dig 9ft underground. He has found various things and he wants to know if they are fossils. Here is something he found yesterday: Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thecosmilia Trichitoma Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Do you have closeup pictures. It looks like there might be a gastropod on the second image. It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt -Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saracakes3889 Posted November 9, 2018 Author Share Posted November 9, 2018 Yes, he just sent me a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Not really seeing anything that screams fossil of any kind. What are the other "things" he has found? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Welcome to the Forum. I see a piece of limestone. Not a fossil, I'm afraid. 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...
Innocentx Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 A very sharp focus photo of this area may or may not reveal something. I too, would like to see what else he's found. 1 "Journey through a universe ablaze with changes" Phil Ochs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saracakes3889 Posted November 9, 2018 Author Share Posted November 9, 2018 He's also found these items as well, this past week. Also at 9ft underground. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saracakes3889 Posted November 9, 2018 Author Share Posted November 9, 2018 4 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: Welcome to the Forum. I see a piece of limestone. Not a fossil, I'm afraid. It's ok, he found it in the loose soil, after digging 9ft underground. He picks up the ones he finds to be interesting. Also his coworkers do the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 The top photo looks like iron or manganese rich concretions. The last two photos are of a nautiloid. My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saracakes3889 Posted November 9, 2018 Author Share Posted November 9, 2018 He just found these this morning. He said he left them at the jobsite that they were too heavy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Top photo is an ammonite. Where were these found? We may be able to figure out the formation and the species. Look at these geology maps and let us know what formation is nearby: https://txpub.usgs.gov/dss/texasgeology/ My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saracakes3889 Posted November 9, 2018 Author Share Posted November 9, 2018 5 minutes ago, DPS Ammonite said: Top photo is an ammonite. Where were these found? We may be able to figure out the formation and the species. Look at these geology maps and let us know what formation is nearby: https://txpub.usgs.gov/dss/texasgeology/ He is by Glen Rose, TX. I wil send him the link to see if he can identify the formations nearby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hndmarshall Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Glen Rose is a fossil hotbed!...... gotta love job sites! Husband brought home a whole truckload of petrified wood once huge pieces kept a couple small ones and gave the other larger ones to a friend...we were traveling and couldn't keep them way to heavy to move..lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Salande Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Nice finds. Tell him good luck with his findings. People like me that live in lover Louisiana would be tickled pink to have access to those types of places. I'm afraid down here the only thing I find are alligators and water moccasins! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 The ones form pictures 1-9 and 11,12 of OP, might be rudists. 1 " 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...
Innocentx Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 43 minutes ago, abyssunder said: might be rudists I was thinking rudist well. "Journey through a universe ablaze with changes" Phil Ochs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saracakes3889 Posted November 10, 2018 Author Share Posted November 10, 2018 Thank you everyone for your responses! He found this one today and it's coming home as a gift for my 3 yr old son. Any tips on how I can preserve it for him? I'm planning on giving it to him when he is older and is able to appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimTexan Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 23 hours ago, saracakes3889 said: Yes, he just sent me a few. It looks a lot like a type of rudest to me. I’m not sure what genus though. This is a rudest from the Edwards Formation in Johnson county of the genus Sauvagesia You can spiritual warfare another One below on the left. Not all genus are curved like the one I have. I can look it up tomorrow to see if I can find a match. Do you know the formation? There is also a bivalve called Pinna that looks a bit like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimTexan Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 11 hours ago, saracakes3889 said: He's also found these items as well, this past week. Also at 9ft underground. Very cool nautilus. Love the internal calcite! Do you know the formation this is from? Regarding the ammonite, I generally try to remove the majority of the excess matrix with a chisel. However you can end up splitting the fossil that way if it is fused with the matrix. If you have a rock saw you could cut off the extra with that. It takes up less space that way. It almost looks like it could pop right out of the rock though. I use a Dremel with diamond tip bits to remove excess matrix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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