D4Bear Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Found this in a creek bed. I have very little knowledge of fossils so just reaching out to those with more knowledge. Just curious to know what I found. Thank you in advance. More pictures here https://imgur.com/gallery/fCevhLW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Hi There and welcome to the forum. Not familiar with Texas fossils so someone will be by to properly identify it. It looks somewhat like a rudist bivalve ? Cheers, Brett Edit: Ahh .. and it might help giving us a 'general' location, more general than central-Texas. Texas is a big state with a great deal of creeks. Some of which would be Cretaceous deposits, which would fit a rudist fossil. @Uncle Siphuncle @erose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D4Bear Posted July 17, 2019 Author Share Posted July 17, 2019 I found the fossil in Austin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 thinking Toucasia Rudist perhaps? 3 www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 +1 for rudist. 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...
D4Bear Posted July 17, 2019 Author Share Posted July 17, 2019 I think you're right about the toucasia rudist @JamieLynn. Thank you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 I am slowly learning to identify Central Texas fossils and I recently found a small segment of Toucasia, so it is "fresh" in my identifying research! hahah www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Rudists may have strange shapes, also oysters. Crossed my mind the possibility of an oyster (maybe two), something like Ilymatogyra arietina or similar. I think, the best way to find out what it is, is to prep it out from the matrix. link " 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...
UnbrandedMoss Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 4 hours ago, abyssunder said: Rudists may have strange shapes, also oysters. Crossed my mind the possibility of an oyster (maybe two), something like Ilymatogyra arietina or similar. I think, the best way to find out what it is, is to prep it out from the matrix. link I agree, getting it out of the matrix would be a good confirmation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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