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Scapula / femur bone central texas near dino vally in glen rose id please
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Hey guys! reposting this with better description and High res pictures with a better camera and measurements. Found this near a natural spring on a hill cliff side in central Texas on the surface after clearing trees from land on the side of a hill kinda of cliff like and eroded. the specimen is hard and heavy, lots of porus holes(see pics) did the lick test and seems like more of a a fossil thank a rock but Im a newbie. i did some recon on the geologic data base for rock type and time period in my area and added that in the images. it tells a little bit about the geological makeup here. Im kinda on the border of two of them. any thoughts are much appreciated and thank you all so much for your time.- 9 replies
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Howdy folks! I haven’t posted a hunt in a long time, and I got a chance today to go to a very productive location I’ve discovered. This was the first time I’ve had any amount of time to look, so I ended up pleasantly surprised by what I found. Unfortunately, I don’t know the species of brachiopod, but I suspect they might be Pulchratia, though you’re welcome to correct me, I don’t know invertebrates very well yet. The site was created from being a man made pond, where the removed soil was then dumped a ways from the pond and after many years it has eroded down to expose some really nice stuff. While I’ve had a few occasions to look for things for only a couple minutes, this was the first time I found any complete brachiopods. I’m the first to have searched the site due to it being private land of a friends, and there’s a lovely variety of stuff on the site. It was about 35 degrees Fahrenheit with 45 mph wind gusts, so it was pretty bitterly cold, but a rewarding experience. My favorite discovery of the site was the inside of some of the brachiopods. Many of the inner section have become entirely quartz, and are quite striking. I apologize for the dimness of the specimen photos, my camera isn’t focusing so I had to resort to my phone. View of the embankment, where most of the fossils were found Edge of the man made pond Brachiopod on the ground Very old shell, still with the bullet, I left it well enough alone just in case. (While I know it would need the hammer of the gun to go off, I preferred to be safe since it had been in the elements a long time ) Though I will add, at this site, one needs to have some sort of personal protection due to the over abundance of feral hogs. There are hundreds on the property and they react aggressively to people. Complete Brachiopods Cross section of a broken Brachiopod with a quartz crystal Bryozoa Hash Crinoids and Bryozoa Loose Crinoids, Brachiopod pieces and Bryozoa Other/Unsure My favorite find of the day was this brachiopod in matrix, which had a lovely surprise when I looked at the broken end.
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Early- and Mid-Cretaceous Archosaur Localities of North-Central Texas Guidebook
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Fossil News
Early- and Mid-Cretaceous Archosaur Localities of North-Central Texas. Guidebook for the field trip held October 13, 2015 in conjunction with the 75th Annual Meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology in Dallas, Texas https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283711331_Early-_and_Mid-Cretaceous_Archosaur_Localities_of_North_Central_Texas https://figshare.com/articles/Early_and_Mid_Cretaceous_Archosaur_Localities_of_North_Central_Texas/1608173 http://chrisnoto.com/publications.html Yours, Paul H.-
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A new species of dinosaur unique to Arkansas is being recognized by the scientific world thanks to an article published in today's Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. Its an Ornithomimosaur called Arkansaurus fridayi and based on a metatarsal and partial foot. http://www.arkansasmatters.com/news/local-news/its-official-new-arkansas-dinosaur-named/1058934863 Paper for SVP members https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.2017.1421209?journalCode=ujvp20
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