Rayminazzi Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 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 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayminazzi Posted December 17, 2018 Author Share Posted December 17, 2018 More over the first one 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayminazzi Posted December 17, 2018 Author Share Posted December 17, 2018 Second one in situ, I could tell it probably wouldn't come out in one piece, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayminazzi Posted December 17, 2018 Author Share Posted December 17, 2018 As best as I could peice it back together 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayminazzi Posted December 17, 2018 Author Share Posted December 17, 2018 Also got a couple of chunks of trachyscaphites? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayminazzi Posted December 17, 2018 Author Share Posted December 17, 2018 Baculite? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayminazzi Posted December 17, 2018 Author Share Posted December 17, 2018 And then what I think is an Ammonite compressed 90 degrees to what is normal. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fossildude19 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 I think your "baculite" looks more like a heteromorph ammonite. The last item looks more like a bivalve to me. @Uncle Siphuncle @Heteromorph Regards, 3 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...
Rayminazzi Posted December 17, 2018 Author Share Posted December 17, 2018 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. @Uncle Siphuncle @Heteromorph Regards, Very well might be, although I'm pretty sure on the last one the pictures don't do what I'm seeing any justice, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 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. Is the area I outlined on the in-situ picture all bone? 1 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...
Rayminazzi Posted December 17, 2018 Author Share Posted December 17, 2018 3 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: Yeah, I guess it does look a bit more like an ammonite than I originally thought. Is the area I outlined on the in-situ picture all bone? Yeah that's most of it, I think there's a little more underneath the left side maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Cool finds. Hope one of the other guys can weigh in on your finds. I'm jealous of anyone who can self collect ammonites. 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...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 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. 2 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 December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Rayminazzi said: And then what I think is an Ammonite compressed 90 degrees to what is normal. The ammo with keel sticking out perpendicular to the rock is Pachydiscus travisi. 1 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 December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 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 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. 2 Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayminazzi Posted December 17, 2018 Author Share Posted December 17, 2018 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heteromorph Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Just now saw this. Seems like every time I am called upon I happen to be off for hours 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 5 hours ago, Heteromorph said: Just now saw this. Seems like every time I am called upon I happen to be off for hours 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. 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 December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 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. 4 Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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