Shaun-DFW Fossils Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 I found this interesting piece of pet wood some time ago in the Tarrant formation, it had eroded into a creek. Notice the ship worm holes. I was surprised it had a small part of the secondary branch still connected. Tarrant county, TX 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Very nice. Are any of the clams still in the burrows? You need to stabilize this to preserve it with something like Butvar 76 or Vinac. 1 My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun-DFW Fossils Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 40 minutes ago, DPS Ammonite said: Very nice. Are any of the clams still in the burrows? You need to stabilize this to preserve it with something like Butvar 76 or Vinac. Thank you! I believe I see a few of the clams still there. I’m definitely interested in preserving this in its current form Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 40 minutes ago, Shaun-DFW Fossils said: Thank you! I believe I see a few of the clams still there. I’m definitely interested in preserving this in its current form It would be nice to take out at least one clam and clean it up. I have never seen a clam in fossilized burrowed wood. 1 My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 3 hours ago, Shaun-DFW Fossils said: Thank you! I believe I see a few of the clams still there. I’m definitely interested in preserving this in its current form Really nice piece. You may be seeing mineralization that filled the boring hole. I haven't personally seen anything in a boring hole, and I have lots of petrified wood pieces with boring holes, other than mineralization. If you do have something in a hole, I also would like to see pictures. Marco Sr. 1 "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Hunter Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 2 hours ago, DPS Ammonite said: It would be nice to take out at least one clam and clean it up. I have never seen a clam in fossilized burrowed wood. 16 minutes ago, MarcoSr said: Really nice piece. You may be seeing mineralization that filled the boring hole. I haven't personally seen anything in a boring hole, and I have lots of petrified wood pieces with boring holes, other than mineralization. If you do have something in a hole, I also would like to see pictures. Marco Sr. Here are various pholad clams I have extracted from the same piece of coalified wood, and piddock in the wood, the last one thats also peeking out I'm assuming is also a pholad? All Cretateous. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 1 hour ago, Lone Hunter said: Here are various pholad clams I have extracted from the same piece of coalified wood, and piddock in the wood, the last one thats also peeking out I'm assuming is also a pholad? All Cretateous. Thank you for posting these. I don't see anything like these invertebrates in the petrified wood pieces with boreholes that were submerged in marine/fresh water environments, that I have. I wonder if the invertebrates don't usually survive the mineralization process??? I would expect their shells to survive. Marco Sr. 1 "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Hunter Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 I don't know maybe they are just dislodged, I would expect to see shell remnants too. This particular part of creek in Eagle Ford has some very well preserved fossils, original shell with colors on several things I've found. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Hound Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Very nice ammonites, in the background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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