New Members KJ17 Posted July 27, 2023 New Members Share Posted July 27, 2023 Hi, We are just trying to figure out if this is a real fossil or not. It was given to us by an elderly neighbor with no backstory. Thank you so much for your help! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 That is indeed a fossil, a very large ammonite. Great acquisition. I'm sure some of our members with more experience with ammonites will be able to provide a bit more detail. 1 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members KJ17 Posted July 27, 2023 Author New Members Share Posted July 27, 2023 Wow, that is so exciting! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 I agree with Kane. If this was found somewhere in Texas, then maybe someone like @Uncle Siphuncle @JamieLynn or @Jared C could get more specific about it. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members KJ17 Posted July 27, 2023 Author New Members Share Posted July 27, 2023 I asked the gentlemen where he got it. He currently lives in tx but I have no idea where he got it. Will update asap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 very cool ammonite. @JohnJ hunted creatures like these once or twice before...he might recognize the critter. KJ, could you take photo of the suture pattern? This area... ...looks like it might show it the best. "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members KJ17 Posted July 27, 2023 Author New Members Share Posted July 27, 2023 Apparently it is from california, but that’s all he can remember Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members KJ17 Posted July 27, 2023 Author New Members Share Posted July 27, 2023 Apparently it is from california, but that’s all he can remember Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members KJ17 Posted July 27, 2023 Author New Members Share Posted July 27, 2023 Are these the 6 hours ago, PFOOLEY said: very cool ammonite. @JohnJ hunted creatures like these once or twice before...he might recognize the critter. KJ, could you take photo of the suture pattern? This area... ...looks like it might show it the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members KJ17 Posted July 27, 2023 Author New Members Share Posted July 27, 2023 @PFOOLEY are these the pics you meant? It’s kind of hard to photograph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves64 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 2 hours ago, KJ17 said: @PFOOLEY are these the pics you meant? It’s kind of hard to photograph It might at that. Looks like a good shot of a partial suture. Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 (edited) as it does not have ribs, we cannot see the inner whorl and it is unclear what stratigraphic position it has, I would assume it is a kind of Lytoceras. Oyster looks a bit like a Gryphaea-Type interesting ammonite Edited July 27, 2023 by rocket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 I just googled california ammonites and eventually ended up here. Check out the Meekoceras. 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members KJ17 Posted July 28, 2023 Author New Members Share Posted July 28, 2023 Is there any way to restore it to better condition? Or is this how it is supposed to look? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 (edited) 16 hours ago, Ludwigia said: I just googled california ammonites and eventually ended up here. Check out the Meekoceras. Thought it for the first moment, too. Because of California. But, Meekoceras is a kind of ceratitid ammonit with ceratitid lobus. The lobus on the ammonite shown is a classic ammonite-type, so its more a "modern" one (relatively :-)) there is a nice paper in the net about triassic ammonites from North-America, report.pdf (usgs.gov) Plate 12 - 18 show Meekoceras and the lobe Edited July 28, 2023 by rocket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 Eopachydiscus, the most common large ammonite in TX. 1 Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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