LanceH Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 (edited) Saturday Me & Roz headed out to our secret fossil creek. This creek cuts through Pennsylvanian Age layers and is notable for often giving up unique and well preserved stuff. Roz is scanning the rocks for goodies: I find a nice piece of colonial coral (Striatopora) and a solitary horn coral (Lophophylidium or Caninia?): Roz finds a large sponge: Roz then finds probably the best quality Cinclidonema texanum snail I have seen from there: I find a full trilobite (Ditomopyge?) impression in a soft nodule: Roz also found a trilobite and another things she'll post... Edited June 28, 2010 by LanceHall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 The preservation at that site is amazing! Whole trilobites, whole gastropods.... I'd like to see the details on Roz' "ashtray", when it's cleaned up. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreekCrawler Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 That snail is awesome as is the rest of your finds.The preservation on the snail reminds me of the material that comes out of the Brazos, Stone city fm. The trilo is great as well.. B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 Adding some of my other finds and the ashtray cleaned up. It looks about the same though. In this heat, you can't beat hunting a creek either. Some coral An ammonoid The sponge cleaned up Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 ya'll - that stuff is gorgemous! sheesh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 ya'll - that stuff is gorgemous! sheesh... The first thing out of my mouth when Lance found that trilobite was, "that bug is gorgemous". lol Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 The first thing out of my mouth when Lance found that trilobite was, "that bug is gorgemous". lol i know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 I like the texture of that sponge; don't know the terminology, but "mammallions" came into my head... "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 I really like the ammonoid and trilobite. Congrats on your finds. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefootgirl Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 Awesome finds for both of you. Love the trilobite and ammonoid!! In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat: but in the evolution of real knowledge, it marks the first step in progress toward victory. Alfred North Whithead 'Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 Whippin' kewl finds......not your standard Texas fare. Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkfoam Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 Roz, Great finds. Your sponge is a super specimen. JKFoam The Eocene is my favorite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 Great finds, guys. Love seeing the paleozoic stuff and the Ammonoid and sponge are really cool. *tries not to burst into tears after looking at the Trilobite*. -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 Thanks all of you.. and Shamalama, right before he found that, I found one but it was severed in half.. JK, I think that it may be a Dermosphaeroidalis. It has one distinct large "leg". They don't all have legs that come from that creek. I could be wrong on that ID. Regardless, I know you love your sponges so the next time I go there (probably won't be till the fall), if I find one it's yours. I think we have a total of 5 so far from there. I think there is a strong possibility that I will find another. Do you want one? Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanK Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 Great finds, congratulations. Unfrotunately I restricted by plant fossils in my region Roman http://s1143.photobu.../donbassfossil/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilfinderCT Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 Omg the trilobite and ammonoid are gorgeous, insanely jealous! Congrats! "Rice is really good when your hungry and want a thousand of something." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Roz and Lance....Very nice finds! Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy 55 Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 That's some great looking finds.Sweeeet! It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nandomas Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 (edited) The preservation at that site is amazing! Whole trilobites, whole gastropods.... I'd like to see the details on Roz' "ashtray", when it's cleaned up. Congrats , all the fossils are gorgeous. Roz "ashtray" is fantastic. love it Edited June 28, 2010 by Fossili Veraci Erosion... will be my epitaph! http://www.paleonature.org/ https://fossilnews.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh-Man Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Great finds guys! What is geology? "Rocks for Jocks!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Eaton Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 (edited) That trilobite is really cool. I've yet to find one preserved that well. Edited June 29, 2010 by Tony Eaton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenixflood Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Trilobites in TX, hmmm, it's just not fair Looks like a nice trip The soul of a Fossil Hunter is one that is seeking, always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 What great preservation! The goniatite is really interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Boy Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 All I can say is Wow!!!! Well, and congrats too! Kevin Wilson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Thanks to all of you that commented.. This is a concretion that came from that creek too. It looks even more like an ashtray but I am going to keep earrings in it. Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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