Ashv11 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 I found this in my boyfriend’s new house, it was previously owned by an old couple and they left behind everything. This was in a bucket with random rocks I assume they found. This was at the very bottom. Upon further research I found that it might be fake so wondering how I would be able to tell. The swirl lines don’t look to be carved and if they were they did so slightly. So I can’t tell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bockryan Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 It's real, someone more knowledgeable might even be able to give you a genus. I assume this is in Texas? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashv11 Posted January 31 Author Share Posted January 31 Hi yes in Texas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilus Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Looks like a real, fair sized, ammonite, likely from the age of the dinosaur. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 It's real for sure. 3 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun-DFW Fossils Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 2 hours ago, Ashv11 said: I found this in my boyfriend’s new house, it was previously owned by an old couple and they left behind everything. This was in a bucket with random rocks I assume they found. This was at the very bottom. Upon further research I found that it might be fake so wondering how I would be able to tell. The swirl lines don’t look to be carved and if they were they did so slightly. So I can’t tell Looks like a real Mortoniceras ammonite to me. If you don’t mind, what county or general area is it from? I usually find those in the Fort Worth formation, which stretches quite a ways from north to south. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplomado Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 I would love to find something like that. Here almost all the ammonites shells dissolve away, leaving only impressions and fragments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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