Early Cenomanian (Del Rio fm)

Texas

Despite being the land of plenty in every other fossil arena, Texas has a very conspicuous lack of belemnites in it's Cretaceous strata. This is literally my first from the state, ever.

Del Rio fm (early cenomanian)

Texas

My best construction site find so far!

Del Rio fm (early cenomanian)

Texas

Del Rio fm. (early cenomanian)

Texas

Early Cenomanian (Del rio fm)

Texas

Glad to be corrected on this ID if it's wrong - I initially thought it's Cretodus semiplicatus.

likely upper Cenomanian (lower Britton fm)

Texas

A rare and beautiful tooth from the last of the Pliosaurs, discovered January 12, 2025.

Del Rio fm (early Cenomanian)

Texas

A rare find I've been hoping to see for years, though this is not the formation I expected it from. The written record of pycnodonts in the Del Rio (and equivalent Grayson fm) seems sparse, and I have not arrived at a generic ID yet.

Early Cenomanian (Del Rio formation)

Texas

My first S. baharijensis, from a construction site. Nothing, in my opinion, is more satisfying than identifying a lucrative, ephemeral construction site and having success there. Such a good day and took 3 hours of work to find my first tooth!

Uppermost middle Cenomanian

Texas

My most spectacular Ptychodus tooth, which I almost didn't find. I was finishing the day, and then decided to remove one last slab of sandstone before moving on. It is a decently sized tooth for the species, at 22 mm (0.87 inches) tall and 19 mm (0.75 inches) wide.

Cenomanian

Texas

Plethodid parasphenoids are usually found without the little teeth in place, each tooth only leaving a small pit behind instead.