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More pecan gap mosasaur vertebrae


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Finally got a few hours to hunt around my local creek, I had found one mosasaur vert once before there so I decided to dig farther into the wall to see if there was more, to my surprise there was, the first one came out okay but the second one was really really crumbly. First one first

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I think your "baculite" looks more like a heteromorph ammonite. 

The last item looks more like a bivalve to me. 

 

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1 minute ago, Fossildude19 said:

I think your "baculite" looks more like a heteromorph ammonite. 

The last item looks more like a bivalve to me. 

 

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Very well might be, although I'm pretty sure on the last one the pictures don't do what I'm seeing any justice,

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9 minutes ago, Rayminazzi said:

Very well might be, although I'm pretty sure on the last one the pictures don't do what I'm seeing any justice,

Yeah, I guess it does look a bit more like an ammonite than I originally thought.  :shrug:

 

Is the area I outlined on the in-situ picture all bone? 

 

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3 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said:

Yeah, I guess it does look a bit more like an ammonite than I originally thought.  :shrug:

 

Is the area I outlined on the in-situ picture all bone? 

 

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Yeah that's most of it, I think there's a little more underneath the left side maybe

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Cool finds. 
Hope one of the other guys can weigh in on your finds. 

I'm jealous of anyone who can self collect ammonites. :) 

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1 hour ago, Fossildude19 said:

I think your "baculite" looks more like a heteromorph ammonite. 

The last item looks more like a bivalve to me. 

 

@Uncle Siphuncle  @Heteromorph

Regards, 

 

Compare with Eubostrychoceras reevesi.

 

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1 hour ago, Rayminazzi said:

And then what I think is an Ammonite compressed 90 degrees to what is normal.

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The ammo with keel sticking out perpendicular to the rock is Pachydiscus travisi.  

 

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1 hour ago, Rayminazzi said:

Finally got a few hours to hunt around my local creek, I had found one mosasaur vert once before there so I decided to dig farther into the wall to see if there was more, to my surprise there was, the first one came out okay but the second one was really really crumbly. First one first

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Great find, Ray.  Not many locals have mosey verts from Bexar Co.  I only have one.  Now you have more than anyone else I know of.  Well done.

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41 minutes ago, Uncle Siphuncle said:

Great find, Ray.  Not many locals have mosey verts from Bexar Co.  I only have one.  Now you have more than anyone else I know of.  Well done.

What other formations around here hold mosasaur material

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Just now saw this. Seems like every time I am called upon I happen to be off for hours :P Fantastic finds! The Pecan Gap mosasaur material is spectacular, and so are the ammonites! Always interesting to find ventrally squashed ammonites, something that seems to be more common in the Kpg for some reason. I have found a few ventrally crushed Scaphites semicostatus in the upper Atco, but beyond that not many other specimens crushed in that way. 

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5 hours ago, Heteromorph said:

Just now saw this. Seems like every time I am called upon I happen to be off for hours :P Fantastic finds! The Pecan Gap mosasaur material is spectacular, and so are the ammonites! Always interesting to find ventrally squashed ammonites, something that seems to be more common in the Kpg for some reason. I have found a few ventrally crushed Scaphites semicostatus in the upper Atco, but beyond that not many other specimens crushed in that way. 

The Kpg is known for its randomly oriented “circus mirror” distortions of ammos and nautiloids as well as crushed echinoids.  I have some crazy cool Kpg ammos collected years ago.

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8 hours ago, Rayminazzi said:

What other formations around here hold mosasaur material

The Kpg is the best option locally.  I found one clapped out caudal vert in the Corsicana years back.  If you really crave mosasaur material, best bet is getting to know the NSR.  Still never a guarantee, considering the interplay of flooding, choice of bridge, timing and scale of upstate competition.

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