BudB Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 I made a trip to the North Sulfur River yesterday. I went to a different part of the river, and spent too much time hiking and exploring, and not enough time looking. But there's always interesting stuff to find at the river. I could use some ID help on some of this. Here is what I brought home. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudB Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share Posted April 17, 2020 A really nice Egogyra Ponderosa I couldn't resist bringing home. It's amazing how many fragments of these there are in the river, but I don't usually find one in this shape. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudB Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share Posted April 17, 2020 This Inoceramus balticus looked great on one side, but was completely filled in with rock on the concave side. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudB Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share Posted April 17, 2020 I liked the way this Baculite fragment was sticking out the side of this rock. Notice the small Gastropod near the top. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudB Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share Posted April 17, 2020 This looks like some kind of bone, except look at the pattern in the one side in the photo on the left. Anyone recognize this? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudB Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share Posted April 17, 2020 I thought this was some kind of vert when I picked it up, but it looks pretty much like the Echinoid shown in the Texas Fossils of the North Sulfur River book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudB Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share Posted April 17, 2020 This small sand shark tooth was half imbedded in a rock, and I'm assuming the small broken tooth under it is some kind of fish tooth? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudB Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share Posted April 17, 2020 And these look like Hamulus worm tubes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudB Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share Posted April 17, 2020 Is this an ammonite fragment? It certainly looks different than the other ammonite fossils I have seen from the North Sulfur River. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Yes, that's an ammonite piece, possibly a heteromorph? Love the Exogyra and the worm tubes. 2 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandpa Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 I think you've done a very good job on your own ID'ing your finds. Looks like a very good day at the NSR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 33 minutes ago, BudB said: This looks like some kind of bone, except look at the pattern in the one side in the photo on the left. Anyone recognize this? It is a piece of Durania rudist. Search the forum for other examples. 1 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudB Posted April 18, 2020 Author Share Posted April 18, 2020 13 hours ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Yes, that's an ammonite piece, possibly a heteromorph? Thanks. That led to some interesting reading. I think you may be right. There's no hint of a groove on the inside part of the curve, so maybe it is a heteromorph. You never know what you'll find at the NSR. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 I love the large oyster - it's gorgeous!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudB Posted April 18, 2020 Author Share Posted April 18, 2020 13 hours ago, JohnJ said: It is a piece of Durania rudist. Search the forum for other examples. Thanks for that. Every time I've found a rudist fragment at NSR, I haven't been able to identify it. LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoNoel Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 17 hours ago, BudB said: This small sand shark tooth was half imbedded in a rock, and I'm assuming the small broken tooth under it is some kind of fish tooth? Your shark tooth is from Squalicorax, not a sand [tiger] shark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramo Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Fish tooth appears to be an enchodus fang. Nice finds For one species to mourn the death of another is a new thing under the sun. -Aldo Leopold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudB Posted April 18, 2020 Author Share Posted April 18, 2020 6 hours ago, PaleoNoel said: Your shark tooth is from Squalicorax, not a sand [tiger] shark. Ok, thanks. It looked identical to a tooth called a sand shark tooth in the Texas Fossils of the North Sulfur River book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Nice finds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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