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Any thoughts on this? I know it's a stab in the dark, due to the small partial remnant. This is embedded in a large landscaping stone that was quarried in South Central TX, USA, almost certainly between San Antonio and Austin. So it's Cretaceous, for sure. It measures about 60 mm in length (house key for additional scale). What you see here is all that's visible, unfortunately. I appreciate the feedback!

Anyone have any ideas on what these are. I know one is some type of snail. They were given to me by an elderly man. He appreciated my love of nature. I am in Texas West of Ft Worth

I found this odd fossil jutting out of a weathered large landscaping stone, probably locally quarried from just north of San Antonio, TX. House key for scale. I'm thinking Inoperna? That same stone has lots of worm tubes and other little conglomerated bivalves. Thanks for any input!

well, it can't ALL alliterate after all.... Texas is so incredibly blessed with a ridiculous amount of fossils, and it's also a BIG state, as we Texans like to remind everyone. So I don't get up to North Texas as much as I would like, but it's definitely worth the four hour drive for some new hunting grounds! Happily, I have a friend in Fort Worth who let me stay with her and she was excited to show me a new spot she'd found. I've showed her around Central Texas a few times and when I said I was heading up her way, she said..."well..there's not really any spots I know of to take you", so I was going to scout out a few spots when she called back..."I found a spot! 10 minutes from my house!". She showed me a few things she'd found and I was excited to see it was Grayson Formation, which are not common exposures to be found in Central Texas. It's a super non-descript spot, practically a ditch, but it was obvious no one had hunted it before, which is AMAZING considering how many fossil hunters are in Texas. It was littered with tiny heteromorph ammonites called Mariellas. I didn't find any that were well preserved but they were everywhere! And I know with this formation, you have to look CLOSE. REALLY CLOSE. It's a lot of micromorph fossils, interspersed with large oysters. It's hard to see past the oysters sometimes. It was actually pretty late in the day and we hunted till the sun set, so some long shadows. Erich Rose called it Echinoid Light - that early morning and late evening long shadows which show up surface decor so well. A Mariella - it's about 3/4 inch long As I mentioned, none of the Mariellas were well preserved, but they were surprisingly intact...up to 6 whorls sometimes! We found a couple of little ammonites Otoscaphites but they were also pretty worn. My first great find was a complete Engonoceras serpentium. I have found fragments of them, but had yet to find a whole one. It's tiny but complete! I was on the lookout for any echinoids, but didn't see anything until just as we were starting to wrap up....I was walking back to my bucket and my eye caught that telltale round shape. I was VERY VERY excited, because I've only found a couple of these echinoids at the Waco Pit which is no longer open to collectors. I have one decent sized moderately crushed one and one tiny good one, so to come across this monster in perfect condition made my heart do a little flip flop! A Goniophorus scotti. One of my favorite little echies. I have to admit I was feeling a little bad that I was hoarding this echie, because my friend who generously shared the site with me didn't find one....but then SHE FOUND THE SHARK TOOTH....not a foot away from where I found the echie. So she was happy and I was happy and everyone was happy. hahahah Found a couple of other nice samples of the fauna typical in the Greyson (also known as Del Rio in Central Texas) - a really lovely Neithea texana: A good sized Plicatula and an interesting worm tube cluster. Pyrgopolon squamosus And of course, I brought back some micro matrix to look through! That Grayson/Del Rio stuff is hard to process because it is primarily clay mud. But I was happy I did because I found a few good things! Another tiny Goniophorus (sadly, crushed) and some pretty little gastropods of unknown genera Plus found ONE single Comatulid Crinoid - Roveocrinus sp. But this was a real surprise! I have not found Baculites in the Grayson, but this little piece was in the Micro matrix! And one of my favorite things to find...a little starfish ossicle! I'm still hoping to find my "whole brittlestar" someday.... But thankful for friends who love fossils as much as I do. Hunting alone is nice, I enjoy the solitude very much, but it is also really nice to hunt with friends.

I was lucky enough to pick through some matrix that’s super fossilferous, thanks @JamieLynn gastropods are one thing I struggle with some much when it comes to ID. I’ve put my guesses down below but would appreciate any help anyone can offer. Thanks in advance! 1. Botis enterogramma or Paeudoliva vetusta 2. Bonellitia paritis 3. Architectonica elaborate 4. A. bellisttiata 5 and 6. Not sure 7. Meselia claorborneensis 8. Terebra texana 9. Hastula houstonia 10. Turritella nasuta 11. No ID? 12.Hesperiturris? 13. Eosurcula moorei 14. I really can’t tell any like this apart. 15. Ancilla staminea 16. Too broken ? 17. Conus tortilis 18. Not sure. 19. Buccitriton trxanum 20. Ficopsis nucleoides

Any idea what this could be? Dug up from limestone in Medina County Texas.

Anyone know what this is? I was thinking maybe a coprolite due to coloration, but it’s a ball/muffin shape.

Hoping to get an Id. I have a few more wasn’t sure if I should make a post for each?

Here is a strange little thing at first I thought it was petrified wood but looking at it on the flat end with magnification not too sure.

Well....I am really trying my best to figure out this Cretaceous Fish Tooth thing vs Reptile Tooth but I keep getting stumped, So here is another tooth that I am not sure if it's fish or maybe reptile? Plus a couple of shark teeth that I would like confirmation on my ID. PLUS a really cool little sawfish tooth that just seems....different...than the usual Ptychotrygon. Any thoughts are appreciated! Eagle Ford Formation 1. Size 1/4 inch 6 mm It does seem to have a carina ridge but it also has one side slightly sheared off. 2. I have tentatively ID'd the top tooth as Cretodus semplicatus due to the striations on the blade. The second tooth looks so similar, but no striations so is it Cretolamna appendiculata? Size 1/8 3mm 3. Is this a pathological Scapanorhynchus? 4. This tiny little sawfish tooth is one of the most beautiful things I've ever found. The little decor on it is amazing. Is it a Ptychogrygon triangularis which are so common in Post Oak Creek? Plus I just want to show off this amazing piece - I think it's a Gastropod Baniformis that has been entirely replace by crystals!

@CDiggs This past Thursday, my mom called me and said she ran into a lady she'd know since she was little but hadn't seen her in a long time. The lady asked if her son, me, was the guy who fossil hunts. My mom said yes, and the lady said she has some bones she'd like me to have. So my mom got her contact info and I called and met up with her. When I arrive we go to her storage and in 3 boxes are all of these massive bones. It turns out years ago her ex boyfriend collected these and he passed away 12 years ago. So they've sat in storage all this time. She didn't know what to do with them nor want them. She kept 3 small pieces for her mantle. There is a massive tusk piece in here!! And a nice petrified wood piece. Here are photos. But... Most of what I have ever found has been in water at some point, so it's mineralized fully with darker colors. This, I believe, came from gravel pits locally to me in SE Texas. It's probably been in a more arid environment and dryer so some of the bones are fully mineralized and very, very heavy, while others are dry, lightweight, and crumbly like chalk. And dusty. My questions: How do I clean these? A new paint brush with soft bristles doesn't get the stuff out of the interior holes of the bones. Air? Could I wash or rinse them with water and a soft brush, or something else and let them air dry slowly but not in direct sunlight? I read if it drys too quick the bones could crack. I'd like them to be clean. I have Paraloid for after a cleaning. Some of this white powder is everywhere in this like flour and I wonder if the bone began to deteriorate. This is an incredible gift.

At the same location as I found a tiny Mosasaur tooth (probably Russelosaurus in Austin Chalk Formation) I just found this little tooth. It seems to have the basic qualifications - curved with ridge on the outside curve but it doesn't have the enamel striations I associate with mosasaur. It really looks more like a crab claw to me, but it doesn't have any other crabby characteristics except for shape and that ridge gives me pause. Are there any fish teeth that look like this? Any thoughts, y'all? 1/4 inch

I found this femur yesterday on a river gravel bank here in SE Texas. It is worn and missing the femur head but the overall shape is there with wear at both ends. I've found others before but I don't recognize this one. I don't think it's cow, bison, horse, camelid, or deer but I could be wrong. I'll attach references to compare as to why considered eliminating those. I did run thru some images of carnivore which made me wanna go in that direction but I need more proof and I'll add my reasoning on that. Perhaps someone has something similar? Size is 13 inches in length or about 330 mm. Again missing the femur head and there's wear at the opposite end. I'm always happy for any identification even when it's just a cow, so don't worry about crushing hopes... I'm good with any ID. My apologies for the many photos. Perhaps one is better than the other.

I would welcome even the very small ones, like this one.

Found in April 2024, after land clearing, septic dig. Central Texas at approximately 960 ft elevation. Thoughts?

Found in North Central Texas. I need help Identifying this object, it resembles a small (1-1/2"x2-1/2") reptile head. Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated.

I recently came across this mosasaur tooth from the Ozan Formation for sale, and wondered if it would be possible to identify to a genus or species level. It measures around 1.5cm from the tip of the tooth to its base. It is my understanding that @pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon is something of an expert on marine reptiles. What do you make of the tooth? Thanks in advance for any proposals Othniel

My son brought this home from the playground at school today we are in Spring Texas. About 2 hours from the gulf shore. He is very decided on being a scientist when he grows up with alot of focus on Dinosaurs. Did not want to disappoint him by not having an answer for his find. I appreciate yall looking at it for us! It is a very interesting shape.

The Paleontological Society of Austin gets to go to the Lake Jacksboro site once a year.. Dallas Society also goes out there, so we try to make sure not to overlap, but surprisingly, the site is so productive, there's always great stuff to find! The Carboniferous Period- Pennsylvanian site is well known for its wide variety of fauna. I've been out there a dozen times and almost every time I find something new! It may seem a bit desolate, but it's worth the trek! My first happy find was a crinoid calyx. As with most Pennsylvanian sites, crinoids are prolific. But I've not found much complete crinoid material...but this time, I found two! Another fossil that is a special find out there is a little thing called a Rostroconch. It was originally thought to be a bivalve, but has been given it's own class. This is only the third one I've found. They are not common. Another of the most sought after fossils there are the Goniatites and Nautiloids. The big ones are rarely found whole, but you can also find tiny ones in the micro zone. Gonioloboceras and Tainoceras are the most common largeish ones and I have yet to find a GOOD complete one of either. I have found a few Gonioloboceras what were either almost whole or were so weathered that they look like zombies! This time I THOUGHT I had finally found a good complete one! This is what I saw and my heart did a flip flop! Unfortunately when I cleaned it up, the center was eroded but I actually kind of like the other side, even though it is weathered and a little "zombified" at least it's mostly whole! But the zigzag sutures are amazing! I found a few smaller ones in the field, but the big payday was the two 5 gallon buckets of micro matrix I brought home with me from the micro zone and found a PLETHORA of tiny goniatites this time! Top Row- R: Glaphyrites millsi C: Imitoceras grahamensis L: Neodimorphoceras texanum Bottom Row: Prouddenites grafordensis C: Wiedeyoceras pingue L: Unknown But this is kind of fascinating - it was encased in a little bit of matrix, so I tried to break it off but ended up kind of breaking the whole thing. But because of that, it released the tiny interior! Peritrochia sp. I certainly wish it were whole, but it's still fascinating to see the interior. Another new find was this little Brachiopod Fimbrinia - I'd been looking for one of these for a while and finally found one! Another nice little Brach with a surprising pearlescent surface - Kozlowskia splendens Also found this little Orbiculoidea missouriensis Here is an unusual coral called Palaeacis perpendicularis Found lots of cool gastropods, but my all time favorite is Cymatospira montfortianus I am already excited about getting back out there, maybe in the Fall because Texas summertime is NOT when you want to be out on those flats!

I’m new to fossils - can someone help me put together what this is? It was found in a limestone creek bed in Garland, TX. Coral maybe? Hand for scale.

Found in a creek bed on the north side of Cleburne, Texas. It had recently fallen from a bedrock exposure. About the only guess I can come up with is large thin shelled bivalve. Am I even close?

Found this rock hounding in Texas, is this a tooth? Thanks for any and all help!

Hey guys new here, I found this a few days ago in west Texas and was hoping someone could help me out with an ID.. any help on this is greatly appreciated

1. Looks boney: 2. Some kind of shell?: 3. No idea at all: 4. Hoping it's something cool, but prepared to be let down, ha!: 5. Same as 4, no idea: Thanks in advance

Any thoughts on if this is a coprolite. Tarrant County, Texas. Thanks