facehugger Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Over winter break, I decided to head north for some fossil hunting. In particular, I wanted to find a complete ammonite for my collection. In the past I have only found pieces. So I went to Lake Texoma and was happy to see that recent rains didn't make the excursion pointless. It was a little brisk at 40 degrees and a 10 mph wind from the north. The first ammonite I found was complete, easy to excavate, and entirely too large to make the hike back to the car enjoyable. So I left it behind for the next person willing to haul 30-40 lbs. back to the parking lot. The next ammonite fell within my weight specifications, and appeared to be encased in relatively soft situ. I excavated it within a few minutes. Here are a few more that I found on the same trip. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facehugger Posted December 29, 2018 Author Share Posted December 29, 2018 Plus a geode surprise... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facehugger Posted December 29, 2018 Author Share Posted December 29, 2018 I believe these are all mortoniceras ammonites, Duck Creek formation, and are from the Cretaceous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepTimeIsotopes Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Wow, now that’s a decent size ammonite. Looks like you’ve got some other decent ones though too. Thanks for sharing! Each dot is 50,000,000 years: Hadean............Archean..............................Proterozoic.......................................Phanerozoic........... Paleo......Meso....Ceno.. Ꞓ.OSD.C.P.Tr.J.K..Pg.NgQ< You are here Doesn't time just fly by? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Amazing ammonites!!! Wow!!! Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Great finds! Congratulations on a successful hunt! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Nice finds! 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...
Jeffrey P Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Big congratulations on those Mortoniceras- very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facehugger Posted December 30, 2018 Author Share Posted December 30, 2018 Thanks, everyone! Have a Happy New Year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Salande Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Great finds! Congrates Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlEyes Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Great finds, thank you for sharing. I love Texas now, there are a lot more fossil here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossi59 Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Super ! Franz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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